Seychelles is set to partake in more regional cooperation in its fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing with the signing of the Charter for the SADC Fisheries Monitoring Control and Surveillance Coordination Centre (MCSCC). The SADC Council of Ministers approved the Charter in August 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa, and entered into force on April 8, 2023. The [...]
The private sector in Seychelles has been urged to take advantage of opportunities provided by the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Investor Map tool at its launch event on Thursday. The appeal was made by the Minister for Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry, Devika Vidot, who described the launch as a milestone. She said that Seychelles, with [...]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be guest of honour for France's Bastille Day celebrations on Friday, which are set to take place under tight security two weeks after riots swept the country. Around 45,000 police will be deployed nationwide in the evening while firework sales have been banned as the government aims to prevent [...]
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday urged nations targeted by Western sanctions to band together as he hosted the leader of fellow international outlier Iran. President Ebrahim Raisi arrived for the last leg of the first Africa tour by an Iranian leader in 11 years, on a tour aimed at easing the Islamic republic's international [...]
Seychelles passport holders will now be allowed to board any airline coming to Seychelles without having to fill in an electronic disembarkation form, said a top government official on Thursday. The announcement was made by Vice President Ahmed Afif in a cabinet press briefing with reporters. "The important change that we are making is that [...]
The military chaplain of the Armed Forces of South Africa is looking to help Seychelles with improving the structure of the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) military chaplain service. This was revealed by Reverend Brigadier General Ernest Masweu after a meeting with the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, accompanied by Colonel Malcolm Pillay at State House [...]
An increase in drug trafficking and fraudulent activities by Nigerian passport holders have raised concerns at the government level causing Seychelles' authorities to tighten border control when processing applications for their entry into the country, said a top official on Thursday. Vice President Ahmed Afif told reporters that Nigerians with diplomatic passports, valid work or resident [...]
Seychelles for the first time awarded 10 people in a sign of recognition in various fields in June 2023. The National Awards coincided with the National Day celebrations of the island nation, which marks the Independence Day of June 29, 1976. In this week's buzz, SNA presents you with the 10 awardees. Late Sir James Mancham - [...]
Voters in Madagascar will go to the polls by the end of the year to re-elect President Andry Rajoelina or pick a successor, the government announced Tuesday. "The head of government summons voters to the polls," on November 9 for the "first round of presidential election", and on "December 20 for the second round, if [...]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday welcomed a commitment by G7 nations to support Ukraine for as long it takes to defeat Russia, insisting it was a step on the road to Kyiv eventually joining NATO. "We will not waver," US President Joe Biden said in a speech in Vilnius aimed at showing resolve to [...]
