Cancer-causing chemical compounds called nitrosamines have been detected in a range of everyday foods and could pose a health risk to consumers, the European Food Safety Agency warned on Tuesday. The 10 nitrosamines -- which are not intentionally added to food but which can form during its preparation and processing -- are carcinogenic and also [...]
African Union Commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday voiced "deep concern" after anti-government protests in Kenya turned violent, and appealed for calm. "The chairperson urges all stakeholders to exercise calm and engage in dialogue to address any differences that may exist in the supreme interest of national unity and reconciliation," Faki's office said in [...]
Turkey and Seychelles are looking to develop cooperation in education, tourism and defence among others, said the newly accredited Turkish ambassador. Subutay Yüksel presented his credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan on Tuesday at State House. Speaking to reporters, Yüksel said that his discussions with the President touched on a number of topics and that he [...]
The performance of the Seychelles tourism sector, the top pillar of the economy, for the first three months of 2023 continues to be positive, said the governor of the Central Bank on Tuesday. Caroline Abel made the statement in a press conference on the bank's monetary policy decisions for the second quarter of 2023. "We [...]
Seychelles' Port Victoria is working towards digitalising its services to coincide with the commercial port's 50th anniversary in October, said a top official on Monday. "The Port of Victoria Management Information System (PVMIS) is an ambitious goal, yet crucial in modernising and synchronising the port's operations," said transport minister Antony Derjaques at the launch of the [...]
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Ghana on Sunday at the start of a three-nation African tour, as Washington looks to strengthen diplomatic ties on the continent. The trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia until April 2 comes after a December summit hosted by President Joe Biden in Washington with US leaders and counterparts [...]
The Seychelles Supreme Court has remanded a Nigerian female national arrested on conspiracy to import and traffick a controlled drug, the police said on Monday. The police said in a press release that the 52-year-old woman is being detained after she was arrested at the Seychelles International Airport on Thursday after her arrival on an [...]
With the aim of encouraging people in Seychelles to have a breadfruit tree in their home garden to help in ensuring food security in the country, the Creative Seychelles Agency (CSA) organised the first Breadfruit Day on Saturday. The event was held at Domaine Val de Pres in the eastern district of Au Cap on [...]
Kenyans were bracing on Monday for a new round of anti-government demonstrations over the high cost of living, after the opposition vowed the action would go ahead despite a police ban. Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has urged people to take to the streets every Monday and Thursday, even after protests a week ago turned [...]
The NATO alliance on Sunday condemned Russia's announcement that it would deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus as "dangerous and irresponsible". But spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said the western allies had not yet "seen any changes in Russia's nuclear posture that would lead us to adjust our own." Ukraine has sought an emergency meeting of the [...]
