Three years after the Seychelles Moutya dance was formally recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a world intangible cultural heritage, the island nation bids farewell to Norville Ernesta, a man who had played a pivotal role in promoting and keeping the Moutya music and dance alive. Ernesta, aged 75, [...]
Four clubs are expected to represent Seychelles in the 28th African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) Zone 7 Volleyball Club Championships scheduled to take place in Madagascar from February 24 to March 2. ARSU Ladies, City Ladies and Premium Cobra Ladies are the women's teams to make the trip to neighbouring island nation, while in the men's [...]
A group of 22 officers from the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) and the Special Forces were rewarded for their bravery in a ceremony at State House on Friday. The officers were each presented a medal of honour by the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, and the chief of the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF), Brigadier Michael [...]
The leader of United Seychelles, the main opposition party, Dr Patrick Herminie announced on Friday that he has consulted his lawyer and believes he has a strong case to sue the government for malicious and calculated accusations and arrests. Herminie was speaking to reporters a day after witchcraft charges against him were dropped along with four [...]
With the aim to raise awareness on cancer in Seychelles, the Cancer Concern Association is organising several activities in February as part of World Cancer Day commemorated on February 4. Cancer in Seychelles In Seychelles, like many parts of the world, cancer poses a significant health burden. Recent data reveals concerning trends, with both cancer [...]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Thursday that he rejected a plan for international recognition of a Palestinian state, saying such an initiative "would offer an enormous reward to terrorism". Netanyahu's comments follow a similar rejection by influential far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, who responded to reports of the plan in The [...]
Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday overturned the postponement of this month's presidential election, a historic decision that opens up a realm of uncertainty for the traditionally stable West African nation. President Macky Sall's decision earlier this month to postpone the February 25 poll plunged Senegal into its worst crisis in decades, sparking widespread outcry and [...]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to Berlin and Paris on Friday for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and to sign a security agreement with Emmanuel Macron, Kyiv said. Zelensky is travelling to Germany and France as Moscow's invasion of Ukraine enters a third year. Kyiv's troops face an increasingly difficult situation on the eastern [...]
The African Union's annual summit will open on Saturday against the backdrop of coups in Gabon and Niger and a political crisis in Senegal, posing challenges for the bloc as it seeks to amplify its international presence. Set up more than two decades ago, the 55-member bloc has long been criticised for being ineffectual and [...]
The Seychelles Magistrates' Court on Thursday dropped all charges on five of the eight individuals in an ongoing witchcraft case. Leader of United Seychelles, the main opposition party, Dr Patrick Herminie was among those whose charges were dropped and released. The other four whose charges were dropped and released are Yvon Legaie from Ma Joie, Jules Radegonde from La [...]
