The EU-Seychelles Partnership Dialogue has concluded with a firm commitment to continue collaboration in critical areas for the island nation such as the fight against the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, according to a joint statement from the two parties. The EU further confirmed an additional grant to be allocated to Seychelles for the extension and [...]
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was ousted from office on Thursday after being impeached in an unprecedented political saga that has gripped the nation. In a historic move, the Senate voted to impeach Gachagua on five of 11 charges, after a similar motion was overwhelmingly approved by the lower house National Assembly last week. The [...]
Thousands of delegates from around the world are descending on Colombia for a summit on halting humankind's rapacious destruction of nature, with host city Cali on high alert after threats from guerrilla groups. The high-stakes UN biodiversity gathering is set to start Monday under the protection of some 11,000 Colombian police and soldiers, aided by [...]
Seychelles is celebrating the 39th Edition of the Creole Festival from October 5-31. The festival is a month-long celebration of the island nation's Creole culture and way of life. Despite the activities being held on a lower scale, due to the organisers giving deference to the festival's 40th anniversary next year - a series of activities are highlighted on [...]
President Volodymyr Zelensky told allies Thursday Ukraine must be in a position of strength before any peace talks with Russia, as he explained his "victory plan" to EU leaders and NATO defence chiefs in Brussels. More than two and a half years into the war, Kyiv is slowly but steadily losing new territory in its [...]
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has removed several high-ranking defence and security officials from their posts, days after dismissing the security minister. A presidential decree declared late Wednesday that the director generals of both the police and military police, the chiefs of general staff of the armed forces as well as the commanders of [...]
The stunning beauty and diverse tourism offerings of Seychelles were showcased at the 61st edition of TTG Travel Experience in Italy, Tourism Seychelles, the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism, said in a press statement on Wednesday. The TTG Travel Experience, a prestigious event in the Italian travel industry calendar, was held from October [...]
An exhibition featuring pictures and information about a number of castles from the Czech Republic organised by the office of the Czech Ambassador to Seychelles and the Honorary Consul and the Seychelles National Institute for Culture, Heritage and the Arts (SNICHA), was launched on Wednesday. Speaking to SNA, the Czech Ambassador to Seychelles, Miroslav Kosek, said, "We are [...]
Israel conducted strikes on Wednesday targeting Hezbollah's main bastion and a city in southern Lebanon where it holds sway, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a ceasefire. The strike on south Beirut, the militant group's main stronghold, was the first in several days of calm in the area, after an intense period of bombardment [...]
A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed almost 100 people and left 50 injured, police said on Wednesday. Many of the victims had been trying to collect fuel spilt on the road after the tanker crashed in northern Jigawa state late on Tuesday, police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam told AFP. The tanker had veered [...]
