A patrol vessel donated by the Japanese government will help enhance the capacity of the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) to carry out surveillance in three designated sites of the REEFFISH project in Seychelles. The regional REEFFISH project is being carried out in Seychelles, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, and Mauritius. Its aim is to enhance livelihoods, food security and [...]
Zambia will continue to assist Seychelles with human resources for the education and health sectors, said the newly accredited High Commissioner оf Zambia to Seychelles on Tuesday. Joyce Kasosa made the statement after she presented her credentials to Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House. "Many of our discussions today were about human resources, where Zambia [...]
Apple opened its first retail store in India on Tuesday, underscoring the US tech titan's increasing focus on the South Asian nation as a key sales market and alternative manufacturing hub to China. Apple CEO Tim Cook personally opened the doors to welcome customers as staff cheered. Hundreds of admirers of the iPhone giant queued around [...]
G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday urged warring forces in Sudan to "end hostilities immediately" and return to negotiations, after days of fighting that has killed almost 200 people and wounded 1,800. A weeks-long power struggle in the north African country exploded into deadly violence Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in [...]
Over 110 discarded fish aggregating devices (FADs) recovered from some southernmost islands of Seychelles have been brought to the main island of Mahe for sorting, recycling, and reusing. FADs are man-made floating wooden structures with hanging nets to attract fish used extensively in tuna fishing. These rafts can either be free floating or anchored to the [...]
Fierce fighting raged in Sudan's capital despite a pause Sunday to help those caught up in the violence, on the second day of battles that left three UN staff among more than 50 civilians killed nationwide. Doctors say hundreds are injured, while the World Health Organization warned "several of the nine hospitals in Khartoum receiving [...]
A Paris court will on Monday hand down its verdict in the trial of Air France and plane manufacturer Airbus over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight, with families of the victims hoping judges will ignore the recommendation of prosecutors not to seek a conviction. Prosecutors said as hearings in the eight-week trial wound [...]
The National Arts and Cultural Fund was launched at State House on Saturday to allow interested persons both in Seychelles and abroad to help in the protection and promotion of the Seychellois culture and heritage. Philanthropists and prospective partners were present to make a contribution to the fund. The money collected, of which the total has [...]
After a sleepless night as fighting raged, Khartoum residents are cautiously venturing out to buy supplies fearing a prolonged fight between Sudan's regular army and paramilitaries. "We have been living in terror since yesterday," said 43-year-old Sanaa Mohamed, outside a bakery in a northern Khartoum suburb. "The explosions terrified my children," added Mohamed, who hurried [...]
MyBeachProject is turning rubbish collected on Grand Anse on Praslin, the second most populated island in Seychelles, into pop art to inspire change. The project was launched in 2019 by Stefanie Wichmann from Germany, now living on Praslin, who noticed some plastic bottles when walking on the beach for the first time. Wichmann came to Seychelles to work with an [...]
