Seychelles' Vice President Ahmed Afif has reaffirmed the country's non-aligned position when answering a private notice question in the National Assembly on Tuesday. The question was brought forth by the Leader of the Opposition, Sebastien Pillay, asking who took the decision for Seychelles to form part of US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea [...]
Team Seychelles received its sending-off for the upcoming African Games from March 8 to 23, in a ceremony on Monday at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay resort. The ceremony was low-key since many athletes were in overseas competitions or training. Those present received encouragement from the Minister for Youth, Sports and Family, Marie-Celine Zialor. "We [...]
The Gaza war between Israel and Hamas is a "powder keg" with the potential to spark broader conflict in the Middle East, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Monday. Turk said it was imperative to to take all possible measures to avoid a wider conflagration. "The war in Gaza has already generated dangerous spillover [...]
Haiti's capital was largely shut down Monday with residents only venturing out for essentials, AFP reporters witnessed, as authorities imposed a state of emergency after an attack on a prison freed thousands of inmates. As the latest crisis spiraled, Prime Minister Ariel Henry was still out of the country after a trip to Kenya to [...]
Seychelles' tourism authorities are looking into the possibility of lifting the existing moratorium on building new tourism establishments on La Digue Island, the third most populated of the island nation, said a top tourism official. Following a recent meeting with the island's inhabitants, the principal secretary for tourism, Sherin Francis, said that the authorities were [...]
Investors who have successfully bid for the first phase of the Victoria Waterfront project, will soon be awarded their lots and can start the process for the development of the area, said a top official on Friday. The announcement was made by the chief executive of the Seychelles Investment Board (SIB), Anne Rosette, in a [...]
Mauritius inaugurated on Thursday an Indian-financed air strip and jetty on the island of Agalega, but denied the remote islet would be used for military purposes. An investigation by news broadcaster Al Jazeera in 2021 said India was building a secret naval base on Agalega, much to the chagrin of its approximately 300 inhabitants. "There [...]
India's navy has said it is bolstering forces on "strategically important" islands close to the Maldives, with a new base set to open just days before Male starts sending home Indian forces. Relations between India and the Maldives have soured since pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu won elections last year after promising to expel Indian forces. [...]
Relatives of passengers on a Malaysia Airlines plane that mysteriously vanished 10 years ago pushed for a new search Sunday as they spoke of enduring grief and the struggle to find closure. Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 aircraft carrying 239 people, disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur [...]
A solo exhibition showing various aspects of Seychellois culture and history done by well-known contemporary artist Leon Radegonde opened at the National Art Gallery in the Seychelles National Library on Friday. Radegonde told SNA that it took over six years to complete this cycle of work and that "this exhibition is showing various aspects of Seychelles [...]
