Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky courted the global elite at Davos on Tuesday with a mix of dire warnings and notes of hope, as fears grow over the future of Western support against Russia. After addressing the World Economic Forum by video in previous years, Zelensky flew to the Swiss mountain resort as he warned that [...]
The recently formed Seychelles Small Hotels and Establishments Association (SSHEA) says it will work to make its members see the importance of joining it this year, with numerous initiatives to promote small tourism establishments that are popular with tourists. A SSHEA representative and former government minister, Peter Sinon, detailed some of its plans to highlight the challenges faced in the [...]
A recently established Incident Response Team in Seychelles has introduced measures to control the spread of a beetle feeding on golden apples in the country. The beetle, which agricultural officials have preliminary identified as Podontia quatuordecimpunctata, commonly known as leaf beetle, was first seen in the Bel Air area on the main island of Mahe. The Department of [...]
Heavy flooding hit Mauritius on Monday as a tropical cyclone closed in on the Indian Ocean island nation after battering the French overseas territory of Reunion. Images posted on local media showed numerous cars in the capital Port Louis submerged under a brown deluge of floodwater or piled up on the street, as torrential rains [...]
Political tension was running high in the Comoros on Monday, with violent incidents reported one day after the Indian Ocean island nation held a presidential vote. The archipelago is awaiting official results from Sunday's first round election, which is expected to show incumbent leader President Azali Assoumani with a comfortable lead. But supporters of the [...]
There were over 150 human rights violation cases reported in Seychelles in 2023, according to the Association for Rights Information and Democracy (ARID). These included cases relating to forced labour, intimidation, deception, no employment contract, confiscation of passport, being overworked and underpaid. According to the report compiled by ARID, all the cases have at least [...]
Seychelles launched a free sterilisation campaign on January 11 to address the issue of stray dogs and cats in the country. Work started at the Grand Anse Mahe Community Centre, and vets were present on Praslin Island during the weekend, as well at Roche Caiman, Victoria and Beau Vallon Centres in the coming days. The [...]
Residents on France's Reunion Island were confined to their homes early Monday, as the authorities issued the highest alert for what they said could become a devastating tropical storm. The Violet-Level alert, which comes into force at 6:00 am (0200 GMT) means all people on the island, including the emergency services, should observe a strick [...]
Denmark's King Frederik X acceded to the throne on Sunday, ushering in a new era after his mother Queen Margrethe abdicated, with more than 100,000 Danes turning out for the unprecedented event. After a final horse-drawn carriage procession through the streets of Copenhagen, the hugely popular 83-year-old queen signed a declaration of abdication at Christiansborg [...]
Seko Fofana's stunning early goal set hosts Ivory Coast on the way to a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau before a euphoric crowd as the Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on Saturday. Saudi-based Fofana scored inside four minutes at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium, on the northern outskirts of Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan. It was [...]
