The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) presented an interim report to Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalwan on Tuesday as the final report is not yet ready. According to the chairperson of the Commission, Gabrielle McIntyre, the report contains certain elements that will be in the final report that will be presented at the end [...]
Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday. Authorities warned there was more rain to come even as emergency workers struggled to clear the hulks of flooded cars, which AFP reporters [...]
Kenyans lined up before dawn to vote in a high-stakes election Tuesday, with the East African powerhouse on edge as two political heavyweights battle it out in a tight race for the presidency. The country is hoping for a peaceful transition of power after almost a decade under President Uhuru Kenyatta, but concerns about vote-rigging [...]
The Seychelles' government public debt has gone down by 1.7 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter, said the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade on Monday. The government debt for the end of the second quarter was SCR17.2 billion ($1.2 billion) while for the first quarter it was [...]
I. Why China strongly opposes the visit of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to China’s Taiwan region? Recently, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited China’s Taiwan region. This is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués. It [...]
I. Why China strongly opposes the visit of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to China’s Taiwan region? Recently, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited China’s Taiwan region. This is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués. It [...]
Seychelles and other small island nations in the African Union (AU) are looking to set up a fisheries platform that will allow them to join forces in discussions at the international level, said a top fisheries officer on Monday. The principal secretary for fisheries, Roy Clarisse, said that "the platform will allow us to discuss [...]
Ten Seychellois youths will participate in an exchange programme in India as part of the 75th anniversary of the country's Independence Day. The Seychellois delegation leaves the country on Monday for the exchange programme sponsored by the Indian High Commission taking place in India from August 8-19. Twenty-four countries are expected to be part of [...]
After 18 months of arduous negotiations and a marathon night of debate, the US Senate on Sunday passed Joe Biden's ambitious climate, tax and health care plan -- a significant victory for the president ahead of crucial midterm elections. Voting as a unified bloc and with the tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Kamala Harris, [...]
Fuel trucks entered Gaza as an Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants held Monday, raising hopes that the intense conflict that left dozens of Palestinians dead has ended. An AFP journalist at the goods crossing to southern Gaza saw trucks loaded with fuel enter the enclave, ending a severe shortage which had prompted [...]