Tanzania on Tuesday mobilised soldiers to reinforce civilian firefighters and volunteers stretched thin by a wildfire on Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been blazing for more than 10 days. The fire started on October 21 near the Karanga site used by climbers ascending the famous peak, at about 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) altitude [...]
Teams from Seychelles, Mauritius and Kenya dealing directly with illicit maritime activities will apply in practical scenarios the knowledge and skills acquired through previous United Nations Offices on Drugs and Crime's Global Maritime Crime Programme (UNODC) training in a 12-day exercise. This will take place during the first-ever Maritime Rule of Law Exercise (MROLEX) facilitated by [...]
Talks between the Ethiopian government and the rebel authorities in Tigray aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to their devastating two-year conflict were continuing Monday, sources familiar with the discussions said. The negotiations led by the African Union began last Tuesday in South Africa, the first formal dialogue to try to end a war that [...]
A Seychellois poet has been honoured posthumously by the poetry community as part of the 37th edition of the Creole Festival. Edwin Henriette, a poet, writer and champion of the Creole culture, was honoured in a recital called 'Onnor Enn nou menm' [honouring one of our own] held at the National Theatre. This year he was [...]
Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for "peace and unity" after narrowly winning a divisive runoff election Sunday, capping a remarkable political comeback by defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro -- who has yet to accept defeat. The victory marks a stunning turnaround for the charismatic but tarnished leftist heavyweight, who left office in [...]
Seychelles has taken another important step into the digital era with the launching of the National Digital Identification platform on Monday. Called 'SeyID', the platform is based on WISeKey's WiseID, which is said to guarantee a high level of digital identity and online security. Sey-ID is already available to download on the Google Play Store, [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan has sent a message of congratulations to Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak, the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sunak became the new UK Prime Minister after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, October 25, following his election by the Conservative Party the previous day. According to a [...]
International outbound passengers from Seychelles will be able to submit embarkation information digitally as they prepare to exit as of November 2, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Monday. Citizens of Seychelles and permit holders starting their travel from Seychelles, will be required to log on to the website: https://seychelles.govtas.com or download the app "Seychelles E-Border" [...]
At least 130 people were killed in India after a colonial-era pedestrian bridge collapsed, sending scores of people tumbling into the river below, police said Monday. Authorities said nearly 500 people, including women and children, were celebrating a religious festival on and around the nearly 150-year-old suspension bridge in Morbi in western India when cables [...]
More than 150 people have been killed in a stampede at a Halloween event in Seoul, officials said Sunday, with South Korea's president vowing a thorough investigation into one of the country's worst-ever disasters. The crowd surge and crush took place in the capital's popular central Itaewon district, where estimates suggest as many as 100,000 [...]
