A top finance official in Seychelles said that this year's credit rating, which remains at 'BB-' with a stable outlook according to Fitch Ratings 2023, will benefit the country as a whole. The secretary of state in the Ministry of Finance, Patrick Payet, told reporters on Wednesday that the ratings are based on conversations held with the ministry, [...]
The Red Cross and the World Health Organization on Tuesday urged Sudan's warring parties to guarantee humanitarian access for those in need as the death toll in the fighting neared 200. Explosions rocked the capital Khartoum on the fourth day of fighting, despite growing international calls for an end to hostilities. "All parties must ensure [...]
The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros is urging France to step back from a looming operation that could see the forced return of illegal migrants from the neighbouring French island of Mayotte. Authorities in Mayotte are expected to launch Operation Wuambushu ("Take back") on April 20, after the end of Ramadan. Its goal is [...]
Seychelles has taken steps to modernise and improve the quality of home care service offered to the elderly, disabled, and other groups of its population through the establishment of a Home Care Agency (HCA), which started its work on March 1. It will manage and regulate home care services in the country, which before the [...]
A patrol vessel donated by the Japanese government will help enhance the capacity of the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) to carry out surveillance in three designated sites of the REEFFISH project in Seychelles. The regional REEFFISH project is being carried out in Seychelles, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, and Mauritius. Its aim is to enhance livelihoods, food security and [...]
Zambia will continue to assist Seychelles with human resources for the education and health sectors, said the newly accredited High Commissioner оf Zambia to Seychelles on Tuesday. Joyce Kasosa made the statement after she presented her credentials to Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House. "Many of our discussions today were about human resources, where Zambia [...]
Apple opened its first retail store in India on Tuesday, underscoring the US tech titan's increasing focus on the South Asian nation as a key sales market and alternative manufacturing hub to China. Apple CEO Tim Cook personally opened the doors to welcome customers as staff cheered. Hundreds of admirers of the iPhone giant queued around [...]
G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday urged warring forces in Sudan to "end hostilities immediately" and return to negotiations, after days of fighting that has killed almost 200 people and wounded 1,800. A weeks-long power struggle in the north African country exploded into deadly violence Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in [...]
Over 110 discarded fish aggregating devices (FADs) recovered from some southernmost islands of Seychelles have been brought to the main island of Mahe for sorting, recycling, and reusing. FADs are man-made floating wooden structures with hanging nets to attract fish used extensively in tuna fishing. These rafts can either be free floating or anchored to the [...]
Fierce fighting raged in Sudan's capital despite a pause Sunday to help those caught up in the violence, on the second day of battles that left three UN staff among more than 50 civilians killed nationwide. Doctors say hundreds are injured, while the World Health Organization warned "several of the nine hospitals in Khartoum receiving [...]
