The United Nations voiced concern Wednesday over the deadly violence in Liberia ahead of elections next week, urging all sides to pull back from inciting bloodshed or hatred. Deadly clashes have taken place in Liberia between supporters of the country's two main political parties in the build-up to the October 10 presidential and parliamentary elections [...]
Seychelles and the European Union (EU) agreed to enhance their cooperation in the areas of maritime security, sustainable ocean management, fisheries and trade among others at the 10th Political Dialogue. According to Seychelles' Foreign Affairs Department, the Seychelles-EU Political Dialogue took place at Eden Bleu on Thursday, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, [...]
Seychelles is seeking the technical assistance of the World Bank through a soft loan to address the problems the island nation is facing with its solid waste management, said Vice President Ahmed Afif on Thursday. In its meeting on Wednesday, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal for seeking a loan of $5 million from [...]
On June 18 in 1993, the Third Republic of Seychelles was born and multi-party politics was introduced following 16 years of one-party rule. This brought about a new governance structure under the new Constitution, and a governance structure adhering to the principles of the Separation of Powers. Under the new Constitution, Cabinet Ministers could not be Members [...]
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka cut interest rates by 100 basis points Thursday as the second instalment of an IMF bailout was held up after the government missed several loan conditions. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said it reduced the benchmark lending rate to 11 percent as year-on-year inflation fell sharply last month to 1.3 [...]
A 14-year-old Seychellois windsurfer, Jules Kandasamy, is representing Seychelles at the 2023 PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup, taking place in Alacati, Turkey from October 3 to 8. Kandasamy will be competing at the tournament for the second time and is aiming to do better this time around. "Last year, it was tough, and I [...]
Pope Francis opens a major congress on the future of the Catholic Church Wednesday marked by tensions with conservatives on issues such as the treatment of divorcees and LGBTQ believers. The assembly of the Synod of Bishops will take place over four weeks in Rome, in the wake of an unprecedented two-year global consultation that [...]
The European Union (EU) plans to continue working with Seychelles in maritime security, climate change and tourism, the newly accredited EU ambassador to Mauritius and Seychelles. Oskar Benedikt presented his credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House on Tuesday. The EU is one of Seychelles' main partners in the fields of political, economic, and trade [...]
DR Congo's Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynaecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced on Monday that he will stand for president in elections planned for December. Speaking to a packed auditorium in the central African nation's capital Kinshasa, the doctor told reporters he wanted to save a country riven by insecurity and poor leadership. "Our [...]
Seychelles basketball league champions, Beau Vallon Heat, will compete in the Elite 16 round of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) with the aim to seek a spot in Africa's premier basketball tournament. The Seychelles side is participating for the second time in the tournament that will take place in Madagascar, from October 3-7. Beau Vallon [...]
