Seychelles aims to align its tourism strategies with the UN sustainable development goals and accurately assess the economic benefits of tourism through its collaboration with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). President Wavel Ramkalawan made the statement in his address on Seychelles' initiatives and approaches to ensure sustainable tourism and balancing preservation at the [...]
Senegalese authorities banned a planned opposition march on Tuesday as the United States joined growing international calls for President Macky Sall to hold an election for a successor. Three people have been killed in protests since Sall postponed the February 25 vote until December. With international pressure on Sall growing, the Aar Sunu Election (Let's [...]
The daring attack in December bore unsettling hallmarks of the piracy that once terrorised global shipping off eastern Africa: a cargo vessel hijacked, its crew taken to Somalia, and disappeared. The successful capture of the foreign vessel was the first by Somali pirates since 2017, and follows a spike in armed seaborne attacks around the [...]
The Citizens Engagement Platform Seychelles (CEPS) is working to determine the exact situation of civil society in the country in a bid to get external help in its work, said a top official. According to CEPS' chief executive, Alvin Laurence, "This year we should expect to see CEPS addressing both the local and international agenda [...]
Work to establish a harvest system and management plan for octopus fishery in Seychelles continues with the aim of making local supply more consistent. A value chain, which is the mapping of the octopus from the sea to the plates, has been finalised following a workshop in December, where people involved in octopus fisheries and production got an [...]
Israelis welcomed the rescue Monday of two Gaza hostages, while fears of a looming ground incursion grew among more than a million Palestinians trapped in the war-ravaged territory's densely crowded far south. Israel's top ally the United States said it would "not support a full-scale military operation" without protections for civilians in Rafah city, where [...]
President Javier Milei brought Argentine biscuits with him Monday to an audience with Pope Francis, as he sought to build bridges with a compatriot he has severely criticised in the past. The two men held talks for more than an hour at the Vatican before Milei met with the pope's top aides, with discussions including [...]
The high temperatures recorded at the beginning of this year are expected to continue in March and April, said a top official of the Seychelles Meteorological Authority. The chief executive of the Authority, Vincent Amelie, told SNA on Monday that "The highest temperature recorded for January this year was 33.5 degrees Celsius, this is not [...]
A Container Control Unit is expected to be created in Seychelles under the leadership of the Seychelles Revenue Commission (SCR) later this year with the aim to ensure better border security and reduce the risks of illicit materials entering the country. The people who will work with the unit are being trained for 10 [...]
Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Ivory Coast fought back to beat Victor Osimhen's Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final and complete the most remarkable of major tournament turnarounds by claiming their third continental title. Nigeria looked set to repeat their 1-0 victory over the Ivorians here at the [...]
