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France's Macron kicks off four-nation tour of Africa

France's President Emmanuel Macron began a tour of Central Africa on Wednesday in a diplomatic drive to test a new "responsible relationship" with the continent as anti-French sentiment runs high in some former colonies. He landed in Gabon's capital Libreville on Wednesday and will later head to Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of [...]

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Long lost Madagascar songbird seen again in wild

Conservationists were celebrating Wednesday the first sightings in 24 years of the dusky tetraka, a yellow-throated songbird native to Madagascar for which ornithologists had feared the worst. A expedition to remote regions of the island nation confirmed two recent sightings of the bird. Scientists also learned something about the petite bird's behaviour that could help [...]

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Terrestrial Restoration Action Society Seychelles rehabilitates Pasquière wetland on Praslin

Many opportunities exist for business, leisure, eco-tourism, education, and research at Pasquière on Praslin Island now that three hectares of wetland and two hectares of once-degraded foothill have been rehabilitated. This is a result of a three-year project undertaken by a Praslin-based not-for-profit organisation, the Terrestrial Restoration Action Society Seychelles (TRASS), under a project funded by the [...]

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Seychelles Nature Trail 2023 gives nature lovers 22km challenge in May

The Seychelles Nature Trail 2023 has officially been launched and is open for participants to register for the event scheduled for May 13.   The event is aimed at giving tourists another activity to enjoy during their stay in Seychelles and is being organised by the Department of Tourism, with other partners including Ilop Sport, [...]

By | 2023-03-01T16:41:52+00:00 March 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles Nature Trail 2023 gives nature lovers 22km challenge in May

Seychelles targeted as high-end market for weddings and honeymoons for Chinese couples

With the aim of promoting Seychelles as a high-end market for weddings and honeymoons for young Chinese couples, a group of Chinese travel agents and media were in Seychelles between January and February. According to Tourism Seychelles - the marketing arm of the Tourism Department- this was the first group of Chinese travel agents to [...]

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Nigeria ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidency in disputed election

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu won Nigeria's highly disputed weekend election on Wednesday, securing the former Lagos governor his life-long ambition of the presidency of Africa's most populous democracy. With President Muhammadu Buhari stepping down after two terms, many Nigerians hoped Saturday's vote would usher in a leader capable of tackling the country's widening insecurity, [...]

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