The United States and Britain ordered Friday the deployment of thousands of troops to Afghanistan to evacuate their nationals, as the Taliban overran more key regional cities in an offensive that has left the capital dangerously exposed. The orders came as the Taliban took control of Kandahar, the nation's second biggest city in the insurgency's [...]
The 12th edition of the Indian Ocean Youth and Sport Commission games due to take place this year have been pushed back to December 2022 in Mauritius due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was taken on Thursday after a virtual meeting between member states. "During this morning's meeting, Mauritius, who will be the host of [...]
The President of Seychelles has been invited to visit the headquarters of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation in Spain, the regional director for UNWTO Africa said. That director, Elsia Grandcourt, a Seychellois national, told reporters that during her courtesy visit to Wavel Ramkalawan at State House on Thursday, she extended the invitation on behalf [...]
Zambians were voting in a general election on Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes, a debt crisis and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Sixteen presidential candidates are vying for the top job, but the frontrunners are incumbent Edgar Lungu, 64, and his long-time rival Hakainde Hichilema, a business tycoon, who are [...]
Thousands of stranded Indians were rescued Thursday from flooded villages along the Ganges after the river rose above its danger level in the country's most populous state. The waterway surged to two metres (6.5 feet) above normal in the city of Allahabad, which has experienced its worst flooding in decades after days of torrential rain. [...]
A pilot campaign to have dog owners in Seychelles register their pets kicked off on Monday in the northern district of Bel Ombre with the aim to reduce and control the number of stray dogs in the area, and eventually throughout the country. Organised by the Seychelles' environment ministry, the dog registration officially kicks off [...]
Delegates from war-torn Libya launched a new round of UN-led talks via video conference on Wednesday aiming to reach a compromise ahead of planned elections. The meeting comes six weeks after the failure of negotiations held in Switzerland between the 75 participants from all sides gathered for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. The United Nations [...]
Seychelles, a country that imports 90 percent of what it eats, is refining its plans on food security in preparation for a report that will be presented at a UN 2021 food systems summit in New York in September. The government held talks on Tuesday with representatives of the Seychelles Agriculture Authority, Seychelles Fishing Authority, [...]
Avani Barbarons Seychelles Resort will be transformed into a bigger and more luxurious establishment after undergoing a multi-million-dollar makeover when it receives clients in 2023, the Avani group announced during the weekend. Work on the existing resort began earlier this year and through the makeover Avani Barbarons will receive a substantial upgrade. This will include [...]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed issued a call Tuesday for all eligible civilians to join the armed forces as fighting rages in multiple regions of Africa's second most populous nation. "Now is the right time for all capable Ethiopians who are of age to join the Defense Forces, Special Forces and militias and show your [...]
