As Libya marks 10 years since dictator Moamer Kadhafi was ousted and killed, here is a timeline of the ensuing decade of chaos in the oil-rich North African country. - 2011: Kadhafi killed - Encouraged by Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, protests erupt in Libya in February 2011. The United States, France and [...]
The blue economy, climate change and COVID-19 vaccination rates are some of the areas the newly accredited Australian high commissioner to Seychelles touched on in talks with the island nation's leaders. High Commissioner Kate O'Shaughnessy presented her credentials to Seychelles' president, Wavel Ramkalawan, in a short ceremony at State House on Tuesday. O'Shaughnessy told reporters [...]
Ethiopia's military launched air strikes on the capital of the war-battered Tigray region on Monday, a dramatic escalation in the year-long conflict. The government initially dismissed reports about the bombardments on Mekele as an "absolute lie" but state media later confirmed the air force had struck Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) targets. A senior official [...]
Colin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, has died from complications from Covid-19. He was 84. "We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American," the family said [...]
A newly appointed National Commission for Child Protection in Seychelles has highlighted the importance of tackling the issue of cyber security where children are concerned. Erna Athanasius, who was reappointed as chairperson, said that "if I had to pick something today, let's get this cyber security out of the way, because when someone is abusing [...]
Private and foreign investors in Seychelles interested in aquaculture can now apply for a license after the sector was officially launched on Saturday. Coinciding with World Food Day, the sector was launched at the Eden Bleu Hotel. A new website www.seychellesaquaculture.com explains how to apply for a licence. The head of the aquaculture department at the [...]
At least 25 people have died in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in southwestern India, officials said Sunday, as rescuers scoured for survivors in muddy debris and the military flew in emergency supplies. Residents were cut off in parts of the coastal state of Kerala as the rains, which started to intensify from [...]
Cape Verdeans began voting in presidential elections on Sunday, in a contest marked by debate over the future for the tiny west African nation battered by the Covid-driven slump in global tourism. Prior to the pandemic, visitors accounted for a quarter of the economy for the volcanic archipelago, a former Portuguese colony of half a [...]
Development by humans, the introduction of exotic species to Seychelles and illegal smuggling of wildlife are some of the threats that endemic flora and fauna of the island nation face. Some of these species are so threatened that they have ended up on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. The 115-island [...]
The fatal stabbing of British lawmaker David Amess was a terrorist incident, police said Saturday, as MPs pressed for tougher security in the wake of the second killing of a UK politician while meeting constituents in just over five years. Veteran Conservative MP David Amess, 69, was talking with voters at a church in the [...]