Europe remains "in the firm grip" of Covid and the continent's death toll could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday. Europe is battling an upsurge in the pandemic that saw Austria return to lockdown this week while Germany and the Netherlands are poised to announce [...]
Trade can only be realised if the maritime links that connect eastern and southern Africa and beyond are reliable and have been properly secured, the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, told leaders from the region. Ramkalawan made his first address as the President to heads of state and government in the 21st summit of the Common [...]
Uganda and Seychelles will cooperate in the sectors of agriculture, tourism and education, said the first-ever accredited Ugandan High Commissioner to the island nation. Hassan Wasswa Galiwango presented his credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan on Tuesday morning at State House. He is the first High Commissioner accredited to Seychelles, although the two countries established diplomatic [...]
A report for Seychelles entitled "COVID-19 Impact Assessment & Recovery Strategies" validates measures taken by the government to stabilise the economy and budget, as well as increase economic resilience, said a top official. Prepared by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Trade, the study's objective was [...]
Seychelles' credit rating has been upgraded to 'B+' with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings, reflecting the rebound of the tourism sector since the country reopened its border to visitors in March. The Minister for Finance, Naadir Hassan, told reporters on Tuesday that the upgrade from 'B' to 'B+' is based on several indicators. "The [...]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday he would head to the war front to lead soldiers battling rebels, as the year-long conflict moves closer to the capital Addis Ababa. "Starting tomorrow, I will mobilise to the front to lead the defence forces," Abiy, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, said in a statement [...]
School cancelled, barricades on the street and pharmacies trashed: days of rioting against measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 have brought normal routines on France's Caribbean island of Guadeloupe to a standstill. Paris authorities sent elite police and counter-terrorism officers to Guadeloupe over the weekend in a bid to quell the violence, the latest [...]
President Wavel Ramkalawan of Seychelles said in a special TV address on Monday that rumours and speculation about the case of a missing $50 million are causing people to live in fear. Three people -- a couple and a senior officer in the Seychelles People's Defence Forces -- have been arrested and have been remanded by the [...]
A third person suspected to be linked to the disappearance of $50 million in Seychelles is being remanded until December 3 after appearing before the Seychelles Supreme Court on Monday. The suspect, a high officer of the Seychelles People Defence Forces, was arrested on Sunday. According to the prosecution, the officer was the recipient of [...]
Austria returned to a partial lockdown in the most dramatic Covid-19 restrictions seen in Western Europe for months after a weekend of violence against virus measures rocked several cities on the continent. The Alpine nation is also imposing a sweeping vaccine mandate from February 1, one of few places in the world to announce such [...]
