US President Joe Biden on Monday made a surprise trip to Kyiv, promising increased arms deliveries for Ukraine and unflagging support ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country. Air raid sirens rang out across the capital as Biden met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on what is the US president's first visit [...]
Seychelles' Vice-President Ahmed Afif congratulated the COP27 presidency for leading the historic decision to establish a new loss and damage response fund in Egypt, State House said on Sunday. Afif led Seychelles' delegation at the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) from February 18 to 19 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The ground-breaking decision to [...]
The Chagossian community must be included in any negotiations about the future of the island, said the chairperson of the Seychelles Chagossian Committee after discussions with the Human Rights Watch (HRW). Pierre Prosper told SNA on Friday that Seychelles was represented in discussions that led to the report. "In the discussions with HRW, we spoke [...]
Jimmy Carter, the 98-year-old former US president who led the nation from 1977 to 1981, is receiving hospice care at home, where he will spend his "remaining time," his nonprofit foundation said Saturday. Carter, the oldest living former president and a Nobel peace laureate, resides in Plains, Georgia, with his wife, Rosalynn. That hamlet is [...]
The coach of Seychelles' national women's football team for the past two years, who historically brought the team to the FIFA world ranking, has bid farewell to the island nation. Angeline Chua from Singapore, whose contract has ended, was given a formal send-off last week in a small ceremony at the Seychelles Football Federation [...]
While Seychelles welcomes the opportunity to continue working with the other countries, the small island state is “determined to maintain our independence and to promote our interests, even in the face of challenges and opposition,” said the Minister of Foreign of Foreign Affairs and Tourism on Friday. Sylvestre Radegonde was speaking before the diplomatic and [...]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that Africa needed "action for peace" to combat rising violence and promote democratic freedoms on the continent. "I am deeply concerned about the recent rise in violence by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rise of terrorist groups in the Sahel and [...]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held talks near Belfast on Friday with local political parties as reports said an amended deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol could be reached imminently. The protocol on post-Brexit trading rules, signed between London and Brussels keeps Northern Ireland in the European single market and customs union and stipulates checks [...]
African leaders called on Friday for all armed groups to withdraw from occupied areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of next month, the regional EAC bloc said. The heads of state "directed withdrawal of all armed groups by 30th March 2023 from occupied areas", the East African Community said on [...]
Working for the Hilton brand is not just a job but an opportunity for young Seychellois to grow and build a career, the brand's regional president said following a courtesy call on Seychelles' President on Friday. During their meeting, held at State House, Victoria, the regional president of Hilton, Jochem Jan Sleiffer, and President Wavel [...]
