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On your marks, get set… Go! Seychelles getting faster, more reliable internet with second submarine cable

A second submarine optic cable has landed in Seychelles and once it becomes operational in May, it will provide a secure and reliable internet connection, said a top government official. The second submarine cable, which will be connected to the Pakistan East Africa Cable Express (PEACE), landed on Monday at Perseverance, a man-made island on [...]

By | 2022-03-07T20:47:47+00:00 March 7th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on On your marks, get set… Go! Seychelles getting faster, more reliable internet with second submarine cable

Almost 600 Nigerians who fled Ukraine return home

A batch of 174 Nigerians who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion landed home late on Friday, bringing the total number of citizens evacuated to almost 600. Earlier Friday, a group of 415 people, most of whom were students, arrived from Romania's capital Bucharest, one of the hubs from where African governments are scrambling to [...]

By | 2022-03-07T19:33:30+00:00 March 7th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Almost 600 Nigerians who fled Ukraine return home

Lacking other options, UN Security Council takes watchdog role in Ukraine war

Unable to assure global peace, the UN Security Council is consigned to a watchdog role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with little else to do but set more urgent sessions this week on the crisis. After five meetings since Russia's invasion of its eastern European neighbor on February 24, the 15-member council will gather again on [...]

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Seychellois can submit proposals to global project seeking to improve management of plastic waste

The Basel Convention has opened a second call for pilot projects under its Plastic Waste Partnership and interested parties in Seychelles can submit their proposals to the Ministry of Environment for endorsement, a top official said. Nanette Laure, director general at the waste enforcement and permit division told SNA that governments, non-governmental organisations, and other [...]

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Ukrainian port city evacuation bid fails second time

A fresh attempt by Ukraine's besieged port city of Mariupol to evacuate its civilians failed again Sunday as Moscow and Kyiv traded blame for ceasefire breaches for a second consecutive day. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, now into an eleventh day, has seen more than 1.5 million people flee the country, in what the UN has [...]

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