The Seychelles' Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft agreement on trade and economic cooperation with Turkey with the aim to promote trade between the two countries. Vice President Ahmed Afif told reporters on Thursday that the discussion between Seychelles and Turkey started in early 2020 to allow trade between the two countries in various [...]
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, will attend a summit of the Group of 77 developing nations and China in Havana, Cuba, from September 14 to 16, State House said on Wednesday. Convened by Cuba, as chair of the G77+China, the summit of heads of state and government focuses on the theme "Current Development Challenges: The Role of [...]
Rescue teams stepped up a massive effort to bring relief to devastated Moroccan mountain villages Wednesday as the chances faded fast for finding survivors from the powerful earthquake which killed 2,900 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. Vehicles packed with supplies were inching up winding mountain roads to deliver desperately needed food and tents [...]
Exploratory harvesting of sea cucumber by Seychellois operators in the Joint Management Area (JMA) of the Mascarene Plateau Region is set to start within the coming months as sea conditions improve. Jointly managed by Seychelles and Mauritius, as the two countries sharing jurisdiction, the Joint Management Area is an extended continental shelf area of about 396,000 square kilometres [...]
Mayors of Indian Ocean countries are convening in Seychelles to discuss issues specific to the region including the circular economy and waste management as well as elect a new committee. During the two-day workshop taking place at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Hotel, organised by the Association of Cities and Communities of the Indian Ocean (ACCIO) [...]
Opposition parties in Madagascar have denounced what they say is an "institutional coup" after the prime minister, an ally of President Andry Rajoelina, was put in charge of the nation in the run-up to a presidential election. In a letter to electoral authorities received on Tuesday, 10 of 13 presidential candidates said court rulings that [...]
The first ambassador of Djibouti to Seychelles seeks to initiate and develop new bilateral cooperation between the two countries, while the Brazilian ambassador expects to focus on cooperation in the fields of technical, tourism and investment. The Ambassador of Djibouti to Seychelles, Abdi Eybe, and the Ambassador of Brazil, Gustavo Nogueira, presented their letters of credentials [...]
Two reserves on Seychelles' Praslin island - Fond Ferdinand and Vallee de Mai - have won the Tripadvisor 2023 Travellers' Choice Awards for August based on 2022 traveller reviews. The coveted award celebrates destinations that have consistently received great traveller reviews on Tripadvisor over the last 12 months, placing them among the top 10 percent of [...]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia Tuesday ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that the United States has warned could see an arms deal to support Moscow's assault on Ukraine. Making a rare foreign trip and his first since the pandemic, an unsmiling Kim waved from the doorway of his [...]
At least 150 people were killed when freak floods hit eastern Libya, officials said Monday, after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, lashing Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. Images filmed by residents of the Libyan disaster area showed massive mudslides, collapsed buildings and entire neighbourhoods submerged under muddy water. Speaking on Libyan network Almasar, Oussama Hamad, prime [...]
