Seychelles is gearing up for the 9th edition of the Francophonie Games in the Democratic Republic of Congo in August 2023 and the final selection of participants will be announced in December. The Games, which are a mixture of artistic and sporting events for French-speaking countries, are scheduled for July 28 to August 6, 2023. It [...]
What a difference a few weeks make. Just last month India was taking flak from the West for its relationship with Russia. Source: Latest CNN News
CNN's Ed Lavandera visits a Ukrainian village where survivors say Russians rounded up the villagers at gunpoint and locked them in a basement for three weeks. Source: Latest CNN News
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) is urging Seychelles to develop a national policy for intellectual property and help people recognise its importance. Bemanya Twebaze, the ARIPO director general, who is leading a delegation on a working mission in Seychelles, made the appeal in a meeting with several high government officials at the Ministry of Finance [...]
The United Nations voiced deep concern at the worsening violence between Israel and the Palestinians, as clashes erupted again at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday. "We are deeply concerned by the escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel over the past month," said Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN Office of [...]
The Indian navy is seeking more areas of cooperation with the Seychelles Coast Guard during its working visit to the island nation. The Indian navy delegation led by Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Hari Kumar, met with President Wavel Ramkalawan, who also holds the portfolio of the Minister of Defence, at State House on Friday. Kumar [...]
Queen Elizabeth II turned 96 on Thursday, receiving a rousing "Happy Birthday" from a military band and ceremonial gun salutes, after a troubled year hit by health concerns. The Band of the Coldstream Guards, in red tunics and bearskin hats, played the tribute to crowds of onlookers outside her Windsor Castle home west of London. [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan has applauded the recent seizures of 27.6 kg of illicit drugs by the French vessel Le Floréal, State House said Thursday. According to a press statement from the EU Naval Forces (EU-NAVFOR) Somalia, the French surveillance frigate, under Operation Atalanta's command, carried out four consecutive drugs seizures in the international waters during a [...]
When Russian troops invaded Ukraine and began closing in on its capital, Kyiv, Andrii Dereko begged his 22-year-old stepdaughter Karina Yershova to leave the suburb where she lived. Source: Latest CNN News
The additional $800 million aid package for Ukraine announced by President Biden will include a new drone system designed by the US Air Force called the "Phoenix Ghost." CNN's Barbara Starr reports. Source: Latest CNN News
