Seychelles has been listed as the richest country in Africa in the Global Finance Magazine edition released on December 21. According to the magazine, Seychelles is ranked 56th in the world and tops the list for African countries with a gross domestic product (GDP) and purchasing power parity (PPP) of $39,662. Seychelles, an archipelago [...]
The Seychelles Padel Society celebrated one year since it inaugurated the first padel court on Mahe, the main island, with a tournament, that featured locals and international players. Over 15 participants, both men and women, competed over three days and the first rounds took place on the padel court at the Labriz Gastrolounge in the [...]
More than 50 people were reported missing Thursday as Japanese rescuers battled to reach hundreds still cut off from help three days after a devastating earthquake left at least 78 dead.As the frantic search for survivors continues, more than a dozen communities remained isolated by landslides and blocked roads in central Japan, where the 7.5-magnitude [...]
The UN's top court will hear submissions next week from South Africa and Israel after Pretoria opened a case for what it called Israel's "genocidal" acts in Gaza. South Africa wants to International Court of Justice to urgently order Israel to suspend its military operations in Gaza, in a case which Israel rejected "with disgust." [...]
Somalia on Tuesday vowed to defend its territory after a controversial deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway state of Somaliland that it branded an "aggression". The government in Mogadishu also said it had recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia and issued an appeal to the international community to stand by its side over the "blatant assault" [...]
A Seychelles environmental NGO is undertaking an air quality monitoring project to gain a full picture of how good the island nation's air quality is and determine where action should be taken. Sustainability for Seychelles (S4S), started the project two months ago adding the island nation to the list of 117 countries in the world monitoring their air quality. [...]
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels fired two missiles late Tuesday toward merchant ships travelling in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the US military said following a report by the British maritime security agency UKMTO. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations had initially reported explosions near a cargo ship sailing between the coasts of [...]
Seychelles' authorities have been advised by a risk specialist from Reunion Island to be on the lookout during the coming month as the weather conditions may bring more landslides. The statement was made by Claire Rault, a natural risk engineer geomorphologist who did a study in the north of Mahe, after heavy rainfalls caused severe landslides in December. "We are [...]
The year 2023 brought relief for Seychelles from the challenges of COVID-19 as the island nation's economy rebounded. However, the Israel-Hamas war created new challenges which were aggravated by two disasters that hit Seychelles in December. As the world gets ready for 2024, SNA looks back at its five most-read articles of 2023. The entire [...]
Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks Tuesday to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, reportedly killing more than 20 people and leaving a trail of destruction. The 7.5-magnitude quake, which hit Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu, triggered tsunami waves more than a metre [...]
