Lionel Messi and Luka Modric face off in a mouthwatering World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia on Tuesday, desperate to seize their final chance to win football's ultimate prize. In the second semi-final on Wednesday, reigning champions France take on giant-killing Morocco, the first African team ever to reach the last four of a [...]
The Speaker of the Seychelles National Assembly, Roger Mancienne, has been elected as the President of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) at the 52nd Plenary Assembly session held in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a press release on Monday, the National Assembly of Seychelles said that Mancienne has taken over from [...]
The Seychelles National Assembly on Monday approved unanimously the nominations of three new ambassadors. The motion calling for the parliament's approval of the new diplomatic nominations made by President Wavel Ramkalawan was presented by the Leader of Government Business, Bernard Georges, in alphabetical order. The nominees were Gervais Moumou, Kenneth Racombo and Georges Tirant. The first to [...]
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Monday set out his long-term vision for UK foreign policy, urging a move towards new partnerships in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Cleverly said British diplomacy had sometimes been slow to capitalise on the shift in the geopolitical centre of gravity "eastwards and southwards". But Brexit -- the UK's departure [...]
The European Parliament scrambled Monday to get ahead of the widening scandal of alleged huge cash bribes from figures working on behalf of World Cup host Qatar. One of the assembly's vice presidents, Greek socialist Eva Kaili, has been charged with corruption by Belgian prosecutors and her assets have been frozen by her homeland. Three [...]
A 5-megawatt solar farm was officially inaugurated on Seychelles' man-made island, Ile de Romainville, on Monday and this is expected to help the island nation achieve its target of 15 percent renewable energy by 2030, said a top official. The commemorative plaque was unveiled by Seychelles' Vice-President Ahmed Afif and the deputy director general of [...]
Seychelles is mourning the passing of one of its adopted sons; the author and historian William 'Bill' McAteer. The British - Seychellois is remembered for his extensive work on the history of the archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, from its discovery in 1742 to the election of a first opposition president, in October 2020. Bill, who [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan has made an urgent plea to governments and international financial institutions to form part of the transformation of nations faced with various plights that are beyond their financial means. State House said on Sunday that Ramkalawan made the statement in his address during a closed high-level session at the 10th Summit of the [...]
As their national team made history, crowds gathered in Casablanca on Saturday evening and chanted "Qualified! Qualified!" There were also celebrations across the Arab world and in Europe after Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 in Qatar to become the first African or Arab team to reach a World Cup semi-final. "My heart will stop, what a [...]
Health authorities in the Seychelles have expressed disappointment at the low turn-out of at its latest blood donation drive held on Friday. The Blood Transfusion Centre (BTC) in the Ministry of Health organised a blood donation on Friday at the Seychelles Hospital from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The head of the BTC, Elizabeth Banda, told SNA that since the [...]
