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 [...]
Each morning I hope it will be easier to process. But nearly a fortnight into this war, the conflict still seems surreally distant and alarmingly beyond comprehension. Source: Latest CNN News
Ordinary Ukrainians living in some areas under attack by Russian forces faced a cynical proposal on Monday: stay put and risk getting bombed, or leave home and head for Russia or Belarus. Source: Latest CNN News
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 [...]
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 [...]
Retired Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt explains why Russia has focused its attacks on the southern part of Ukraine and the tactical move by the Ukrainians that has stalled a 40-mile long convoy bound for Kyiv. Source: Latest CNN News
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 [...]
Graphic video has surfaced that shows the moment a Russian military strike hit in Irpin, Ukraine, a town on the western outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. CNN's Pamela Brown has more. Source: Latest CNN News
CNN's Alex Marquardt reports on a Russian strike that killed civilians in the residential town Markhalivka, Ukraine. Source: Latest CNN News
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 [...]