The 19th Indian Ocean Colloquium on HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and addictology opened in Seychelles on Monday under the theme "HIV at the heart of integrated, accessible care". Around 200 delegates from Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion and Comoros are taking part in the three-day event and presentations on AIDS in their respective countries started on the first [...]
Rescuers in northern India battled for a second day Monday to save 40 workers trapped underground after the road tunnel they were building collapsed, bringing down tonnes of debris. Teams using heavy excavators have been working nonstop since the collapse early Sunday morning to clear piles of concrete and earth, but with more debris falling [...]
The use of green energy is making its way to the transport industry in Seychelles, not only through “greener” electric vehicles gaining popularity but also with road infrastructure moving in a similar direction. While still far off from many concepts that various other nations are aspiring towards, Seychelles will in the coming years be looking to [...]
Seychelles is undertaking its third mission to recover fish aggregating devices (FADs) under the FAD Watch Initiative and the team left on Monday on the Saya De Malha vessel for its latest outing. The month-long expedition will see members of the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA), the Seychelles Coast Guard officers, along with a group of students [...]
Madagascar's outgoing president Andry Rajoelina expressed little doubt as he spoke to AFP about his predictions for the country's upcoming elections. "I'm going to win, that's for sure, and in the first round," said the leader, who will seek re-election on Thursday and is banking on popular support and God to get him over the [...]
King Charles III on Sunday led Britain in a two-minute silence to honour its war dead in his first remembrance service since being crowned, a day after violence marred commemorations. The memorial was the scene of ugly scenes on Saturday, Armistice Day, when police scuffled with a group of counter-protestors -- opposed to a huge [...]
The first ever maritime maps exhibition, "Seychelles: A journey through the history of maps (1482-1830)" has opened at the National Arts Gallery and will remain open until January 20, 2024. President Wavel Ramkalawan officially opened the exhibition on the evening of November 7, in the presence of many guests including officers from various naval vessels [...]
Arab leaders and Iran's president are in the Saudi capital Saturday for a summit meeting expected to underscore demands that fighting in Gaza end before the Israel-Hamas war draws in other countries. The emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) comes after Hamas militants' bloody October 7 attacks that [...]
Information sharing and coordination were the focus of an Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise (MEX) organised in Seychelles by France with the participation of over 20 nations that border the Indian Ocean. The exercise, which started on Tuesday, brought together naval officers not only to share information but also to participate in various [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan has called for an end to the indiscriminate attacks in the ongoing crisis in Gaza and Israel, an immediate cessation of hostilities, and a return to the negotiating table, in his address on Friday at the closing of the first Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyadh. Ramkalawan said that the ongoing crisis "is [...]
