Turkish polling stations closed Sunday in a historic runoff election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades of dominant but divisive Islamic style of rule until 2028. The NATO member's longest-serving leader defied critics and doubters by emerging with a comfortable lead against his secular challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the first round on [...]
The new president of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), Marie-May Jeremie from Seychelles, has pledged to raise the profile of the organisation in her country and ensure that the islanders are aware of its potential benefits. Top on her agenda is to push for small island developing states (SIDS) to build their [...]
Pope Francis has a fever that caused him to clear his schedule on Friday morning, the Vatican said, nearly two months after the 86-year-old pontiff was hospitalised with bronchitis. "Due to a feverish state, Pope Francis did not receive an audience this morning," said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, without giving more details. It was unclear [...]
The executive committee of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) is meeting in Seychelles to discuss pressing issues in preparation for the 53rd Plenary Assembly. Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan opened the meeting on Saturday with words of thanks and welcome to the executive committeemembers to the island state. “I want to thank [...]
Seychellois international footballer Michael Mancienne has announced his retirement from professional football after his current contract with Burton Albion in the UK's League One expires this summer. Mancienne, 35, told SNA that he took the decision to end his career because his body is telling him it is time. "I have been having problems with [...]
Members of parliament from countries of the Indian Ocean Commission have held statutory meetings in Seychelles to validate the Indian Ocean Commission Parliamentary Association (AP-COI) action plan and prepare activities for 2023. The meetings held in Seychelles took place over the course of four days - from May 23 to May 26. This included the [...]
The 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) scheduled for August 23 to September in Madagascar will now feature 17 sporting disciplines instead of 23, said a top official on Friday. The president of the International Games Committee (CIJ), Antonio Gopal, told reporters that "these changes have come about due to the hosts feeling that with [...]
The 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) scheduled for August 23 to September in Madagascar will now feature 17 sporting disciplines instead of 23, said a top official on Friday. The president of the International Games Committee (CIJ), Antonio Gopal, told reporters that "these changes have come about due to the hosts feeling that with [...]
Africa must not become a "geostrategic battleground" for global powers, as it grapples with several threats to its own peace and security, African Union leaders warned Thursday. The continent of 1.3 billion people has found itself at the centre of a tussle for influence among the major powers, which has redoubled since Russia's invasion of [...]
Fulgence Kayishema, one of the last fugitives sought for their role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, was due in a court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after being arrested following 22 years on the run. He allegedly took part in one of the genocide's bloodiest episodes, when more than 2,000 Tutsis who had [...]
