The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, has been invited by the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravin Jugnauth, as the chief guest for the commemoration of the country's 189th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, State House said on Sunday. The official ceremony will take place on February 1, a national holiday in Mauritius. The event [...]
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday warned that a drop in aid from the United States to Kyiv would send a poor message, as US President Joe Biden faces a Republican blockade on further support. With an eye on US aid potentially diminishing, Zelensky urged Germany to use its economic weight to rally EU partners [...]
Several key donor countries have said they will halt funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees following Israel's allegations that staff members took part in Hamas's October 7 attack. The UNRWA has fired several people and promised a thorough investigation into the claims, which were not specified, while Israel has vowed to stop the [...]
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states. The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a "sovereign decision" to leave the Economic Community of West African States "without [...]
The second edition of the Japanese Film Festival in Seychelles will feature a special screening for school children this year, said a top official of the Japanese Embassy. Tomotaka Ishizu, the second secretary, said, "We are very honoured to be able to do this a second time. This year we will have a special event for [...]
Several hundred people marched in Nairobi on Saturday to protest against femicide in Kenya where over a dozen women have been killed this month in cases that shocked the nation. The campaigners took to the streets of the capital holding placards that read "Being a woman should not be a death sentence", "Patriarchy kills" while [...]
The Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan sent a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi on the occasion of the 75th Republic Day of India, the Foreign Affairs Department said on Friday. Ramkalawan said, "This historic day is a celebration of India's journey as a Republic and serves as a powerful reminder of the core values of [...]
A team from the University of Zurich has started a project to better understand the genetics of the individual giant tortoises found on Silhouette Island in Seychelles. The team is led by Dr Gözde Çilingir, who is undertaking the genetic sequencing. Every blood sample collected from the giant tortoises at Grand Barbe, Silhouette, will be placed in a [...]
Nature Seychelles, in collaboration with OceanLabs Seychelles and Kingsgate Electronics, is pioneering a locally-made, cutting-edge conservation technology in the monitoring of turtle nests. The not-for-profit environmental organisation said on Thursday that as a result of this revolutionary collaboration, two devices have been co-designed and co-produced entirely in Seychelles. The devices are Nest Electronic Surveillance of Turtles (NEST) and [...]
The Seychelles' Islands Development Company (IDC), a state-owned agency, had a fairly successful year in 2023 and although had certain setbacks achieved most of its targets, said the chief executive on Thursday. Glenny Savy told reporters that the setbacks "were mostly in terms of being able to complete things on time because there were several issues, much [...]
