United States diplomats will begin a gradual return to Ukraine this week, Washington's secretary of state and defence chief said Monday, as they announced $700 million in military aid during their first war-time visit to Kyiv. The trip by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin -- which the United States confirmed [...]
Seychelles won 14 medals -- six gold, four silver and four bronze -- and set a new championship record at the CANA Zone IV Championship 2022, the Southern African competition organised by the Africa Swimming Confederation in Lusaka, Zambia recently. Seychelles' relay team made up of Joshua Miller, Alain Vidot, Adam Moncherry and Tyler Fred [...]
As part of a regional project to conserve biodiversity and make use of crop genetic resources, Seychelles is carrying out a survey on its three main islands to quantify the number of breadfruit trees in the country. Dubbed "Germination," the project is geared towards improving food security in countries of the Indian Ocean, namely Seychelles, [...]
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to begin efforts to unite a deeply divided nation after winning re-election on Sunday in a battle against rival Marine Le Pen that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power. Centrist Macron won around 58.6 percent of the vote in the second-round run-off compared with [...]
French voters headed to the polls Sunday for the presidential run-off between centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and his challenger Marine Le Pen, whose far-right party appears set to have its strongest election showing ever. Macron went into the election with a stable lead in opinion polls, an advantage he consolidated in the frenetic final days [...]
Living a life consuming little to no alcohol is one that many people seek for one reason or another. Many start the year making a resolution that they will start their sobriety journey, but how many actually stick to that commitment? SNA met with Madiha Philo, a 30-year-old Seychellois former journalist and TV presenter who [...]
Ukraine said it would make a fresh attempt on Saturday to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, the devastated port city largely controlled by Russian forces, as hopes for a weekend truce during Orthodox Easter faded. The war enters its third month on Sunday with civilians continuing to pay a heavy price amid the ongoing fighting. "Today [...]
Seychelles is gearing up for the 9th edition of the Francophonie Games in the Democratic Republic of Congo in August 2023 and the final selection of participants will be announced in December. The Games, which are a mixture of artistic and sporting events for French-speaking countries, are scheduled for July 28 to August 6, 2023. It [...]
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) is urging Seychelles to develop a national policy for intellectual property and help people recognise its importance. Bemanya Twebaze, the ARIPO director general, who is leading a delegation on a working mission in Seychelles, made the appeal in a meeting with several high government officials at the Ministry of Finance [...]
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) is urging Seychelles to develop a national policy for intellectual property and help people recognise its importance. Bemanya Twebaze, the ARIPO director general, who is leading a delegation on a working mission in Seychelles, made the appeal in a meeting with several high government officials at the Ministry of Finance [...]
