West African leaders suspended Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at an extraordinary summit Sunday, but stopped short of reimposing sanctions, after a second military coup in nine months. The putsch had sparked deep concerns over stability in the volatile Sahel region and warnings of fresh economic penalties. Ten regional heads [...]
The Seychelles' Land Compensation Tribunal has completed judgments in all its cases and is in the process of finalising its report by the end of the year, said a top official. The chairperson of the Tribunal, Joseph Athanasius, told SNA that ruling on all cases has been completed and that a report would be submitted [...]
Vietnam has discovered a new Covid-19 variant which spreads quickly by air and is a combination of the Indian and British strains, health officials confirmed Saturday.The country is struggling to deal with fresh outbreaks across more than half of its territory, including industrial zones and big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.More [...]
Seychelles' moutya dance is now in the final stage of being considered as a world cultural heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). In a recent interview with SNA, a top official from the Culture Department said the island nation's dossier has made the list for final recommendation. "UNESCO has informed [...]
The remains of 215 children have been discovered on the grounds of a former boarding school set up more than a century ago to assimilate Canada's indigenous peoples, according to a local tribe. A specialist used ground-penetrating radar to confirm the remains of the students who attended the school near Kamloops, British Columbia, the Tk'emlups [...]
Seventy-five percent of development on Seychelles' man-made island of Ile Solei is expected to be completed by the end of the year, said a top official. The managing director of the 2020 Development Company, Sabrina Agathine, told SNA recently that although construction of some residential buildings has been completed, development on land allocated for commercial [...]
West African leaders will meet on Sunday to frame a response to the crisis in Mali, where the military have reasserted control just nine months after a coup, diplomats told AFP Friday. The extraordinary summit in Ghana will gather heads of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has led efforts to defuse [...]
The National Assembly has approved the ratification of a bilateral agreement with the United States which supporters say will help increase surveillance capabilities in the Seychelles' waters. Twenty-nine members voted this week to ratify the agreement on countering illicit transnational maritime activity, which was brought for a vote by the Leader of Government Business in the [...]
Tonnes of plastic pellets from a burning container ship swamped Sri Lanka's west coast Friday, prompting a ban on fishing as international efforts to salvage the vessel dragged into a ninth day. The government announced the ban along an 80-kilometre (50-mile) coastal area, including Colombo, fearing contamination with pollutants and plastic waste from the stricken [...]
The first phase of the extension and rehabilitation project of the Seychelles' Port Victoria will start next year with dredging and construction of a 300 metre-quay, said a top official. The Minister of Transport, Anthony Derjacques, told a press conference on Thursday that "the second phase will start immediately after the first one and it consists [...]
