Indian rescuers said Saturday they had paused efforts to reach 41 men trapped in a collapsed road tunnel after a cracking sound created a "panic situation" over the possibility of a further cave-in. Excavators have been removing debris from the under-construction road tunnel in the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand since Sunday after a portion [...]
A group of children in the PAREO Programme in Seychelles had the opportunity to learn from countries involved in the project and also showcased the activities they have been doing in a presentation event in Mauritius. The ceremony, which took place on Tuesday, included performances, games and an exhibition that showcased the talents of the children involved [...]
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron vowed to maintain military support for Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv announced on Thursday, with the West's attention focused on the Middle East. The visit by Cameron, a former prime minister, came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the flow of vital artillery ammunition from Western allies [...]
The UN human rights chief on Thursday highlighted allegations of serious rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war that he said needed "full accountability". Volker Turk said "extremely serious allegations of multiple and profound breaches of international humanitarian law, whoever commits them, demand rigorous investigation and full accountability". The UN high commissioner for human rights did [...]
The Human Rights Unit of the Commonwealth said that the Elderly and Disabled Division is doing a fantastic job in relation to persons living with disabilities in Seychelles. The statement was made on Friday by the head of the Human Rights Unit, Shavana Haythornthwaite, in a press conference after a one-week working visit. During the [...]
A group of entrepreneurs from various sectors in Seychelles had the chance to exchange ideas and network with their counterparts from Reunion, an overseas French department, in a meeting at the Alliance Française in Victoria on Thursday. The meeting was part of the Africa-France entrepreneurship community programme launched by French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this year [...]
Seychelles and The Gambia officially established diplomatic relations on Thursday by signing a joint communiqué, the Foreign Affairs Department said on Thursday. The joint communiqué was signed in Addis Ababa by Ambassador Jainaba Jagne from The Gambia and Ambassador Conrad Mederic from Seychelles, who are both accredited to Ethiopia. The two Ambassadors recognised the signing as "a historic [...]
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina urged people to vote on Thursday in a highly contested presidential election in which he is seeking a new term, and slammed an opposition call to boycott the polls. Rajoelina is one of 13 candidates on the ballot but 10 of the others have called on voters to shun the elections, [...]
US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that China has "real problems," speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco on the eve of an eagerly awaited meeting in the US city between himself and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The leaders of the world's two largest economies will huddle on the sidelines of the APEC summit [...]
Establishing improved networks in the region and harmonised treatments to better tackle the HIV/Aids epidemic in the Indian Ocean region are among the resolutions taken at the 19th Indian Ocean Colloquium held in Seychelles. The three-day Colloquium on HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and addictology, under the theme "HIV at the heart of integrated, accessible care," ended on Wednesday. [...]
