Madagascar's outgoing president Andry Rajoelina expressed little doubt as he spoke to AFP about his predictions for the country's upcoming elections. "I'm going to win, that's for sure, and in the first round," said the leader, who will seek re-election on Thursday and is banking on popular support and God to get him over the [...]
King Charles III on Sunday led Britain in a two-minute silence to honour its war dead in his first remembrance service since being crowned, a day after violence marred commemorations. The memorial was the scene of ugly scenes on Saturday, Armistice Day, when police scuffled with a group of counter-protestors -- opposed to a huge [...]
The first ever maritime maps exhibition, "Seychelles: A journey through the history of maps (1482-1830)" has opened at the National Arts Gallery and will remain open until January 20, 2024. President Wavel Ramkalawan officially opened the exhibition on the evening of November 7, in the presence of many guests including officers from various naval vessels [...]
Arab leaders and Iran's president are in the Saudi capital Saturday for a summit meeting expected to underscore demands that fighting in Gaza end before the Israel-Hamas war draws in other countries. The emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) comes after Hamas militants' bloody October 7 attacks that [...]
Information sharing and coordination were the focus of an Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise (MEX) organised in Seychelles by France with the participation of over 20 nations that border the Indian Ocean. The exercise, which started on Tuesday, brought together naval officers not only to share information but also to participate in various [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan has called for an end to the indiscriminate attacks in the ongoing crisis in Gaza and Israel, an immediate cessation of hostilities, and a return to the negotiating table, in his address on Friday at the closing of the first Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyadh. Ramkalawan said that the ongoing crisis "is [...]
Citizens of climate-threatened Tuvalu will have the right to live in Australia under a landmark pact unveiled Friday -- an offer of refuge as their Pacific homeland is lost beneath the seas. Prime ministers Kausea Natano and Anthony Albanese inked a treaty to help Tuvalu's 11,000 residents tackle climate change, and to take up sanctuary [...]
Seychelles' men's national football team will face Ivory Coast in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on November 17 in Abidjan and the caretaker head coach has expressed disappointment at not having his strongest team. Coach Ralph Jean-Louis told reporters recently that local clubs are not cooperating in the release of players called to join [...]
The world's largest tern, the Caspian tern, has been spotted breeding on Cosmoledo Atoll, making it the second oceanic breeding site in Seychelles after the Aldabra Atoll. Jake Letori, a conservation officer of the Island Conservation Society (ICS) based on Cosmoledo, told SNA that this important discovery was made in May by the ICS team on the [...]
France hosted a conference Thursday on humanitarian aid for Gaza calling for a "humanitarian pause" so countries can "work towards a ceasefire", as the Palestinian territory remained under bombardment by Israel following Hamas' October attack. "In the immediate term, we need to work on protecting civilians. To do that, we need a humanitarian pause very [...]
