Tunisians began voting Monday on a constitution seen as a referendum on President Kais Saied, whose charter would give his office nearly unchecked powers in a break with the country's post-2011 democratic trend. Voting began at 6:00 am (0500 GMT) at some 11,000 polling stations across the North African country, and was set to close [...]
Pope Francis will visit a former residential school in Canada on Monday, where he is expected to make a historic personal apology to Indigenous survivors of abuse committed over decades at the Catholic-run institutions. The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics arrived the previous day in Edmonton for a six-day visit, which has long [...]
The first phase of a programme to build long lasting capacity to develop transformational climate interventions in the agricultural sector in Seychelles was launched on Thursday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment said that Seychelles has embarked on the programme through a grant from the Green Climate Fund (GFC) Readiness Programme. The programme is part [...]
The Ukraine grain crisis should act as a "wake-up call" for Africa to become self-reliant in producing cereals and fertilisers, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February has prevented millions of tonnes of Ukrainian wheat and other grain from leaving the country's ports, sparking fears of global shortages. [...]
Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan pledged to use ocean resources sustainably in order to ensure the livelihoods of future generations, inaugurating a time capsule on Moyenne Island on Saturday to mark the event. Ramkalawan placed the time capsule on Moyenne in the Sainte Anne National Park in his capacity as the patron of the Ocean Decade Alliance 2021-2030. [...]
Seychelles' first commercial television station, TeleSesel, celebrated its 5th anniversary on Saturday. To mark five years of existence, TeleSesel held a commemorative live event at the Camion Hall in Victoria, Seychelles' capital. The highlight of the event was the recap of the journey made by the team who has been with TeleSesel since they began telling their side of [...]
Police in Madagascar detained two leading members of the main opposition party on Saturday during a protest in the capital against rising living costs and economic hardship. Several hundred anti-government demonstrators gathered in the centre of in Antananarivo in the morning, watched by a heavy military and police presence. Police said they arrested Rina Randriamasinoro, [...]
The white-tailed tropicbird, one of the most emblematic birds of Seychelles, found on the coat of arms of the island nation, is showing signs of potential population decline. Invasive predators such as rats and the possible impact of climate change on food supply are being cited as the main causes of the trend. The bird [...]
The recognition of same-sex marriage, rights to adoption and the possibility for a person to place the gender they associate with on the Identification Card were some of the topics raised in a meeting between Seychelles' president, Wavel Ramkalawan and LGBTI Sey on Thursday. The secretary for the LGBTI Sey, Sasha Alis, told the press that the topics [...]
The Seychelles team is heading to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK, with a quest to get a first gold medal, following its official send-off on Thursday at the Kempinski Seychelles Resort. The Seychelles' team of 46, which includes 27 athletes and officials will leave on Sunday, July 24, for the multi-national sports events which [...]
