The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) is conducting a study on mycorrhizal fungi in two UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the islands that it manages; the Aldabra Atoll and the Vallee de Mai. Mycorrhizal fungi form unique partnerships with plant roots, exchanging nutrients essential for survival. The fungi help plants absorb vital nutrients from the soil, [...]
Syria's capital woke up Sunday to chanting, cheering and gunfire in celebration of the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, after rebels said they entered the city and toppled the longtime ruler. "I can't believe I'm living this moment," tearful Damascus resident Amer Batha told AFP by phone from the capital's Ummayad Square, where witnesses said [...]
Seychelles’ international attacker Natacha Bibi has joined a new club, moving from Lithuania to Italy, in a new chapter in her football career. Bibi is actually just one of three Seychellois female footballers playing professionally abroad and will now be competing in Italy, for Caprera Calcio, a club based in Sardinia, one of the 20 [...]
Burkina Faso's ruling military leader on Friday dismissed the country's prime minister and dissolved the government, according to a presidential decree transmitted to AFP. The sacked premier had served at the head of three successive governments, surviving each reshuffle. No reason was given for the dismissal of Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, who was named [...]
Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan has called for patience from the Seychellois people as investigations into last year’s December 7 devastating explosion at the Civil Construction Company Limited (CCCL) explosive stores in Cascade continue. Speaking in a televised address on Saturday morning of the first anniversary of the twin tragedies of the explosions and flooding in [...]
Seychellois singer Tania Jerimie, better known by her stage name “Taniah,” has become the first artist from the island nation to win an ODA Award as one of the winners for the East African Super Star category, along with artists from countries such as Uganda, South Sudan, Somaliland, and Djibouti. The award ceremony took place [...]
A day before Ghana's election, residents of Accra's Odododiodio district have only two names in mind: ruling NPP party candidate Mahamudu Bawumia or the opposition's John Mahama. When Ghanaians last voted for a president in 2020, districts like Odododiodio went down to the wire between candidates for the two major parties who have rotated power [...]
IIslamist-led rebels were within striking distance of Syria's third city Homs on Friday after seizing control of two strategic towns in a lightning sweep, a war monitor said. "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied factions have reached five kilometres (three miles) from the outskirts of Homs city" after capturing Rastan and Talbisseh, said Rami Abdel Rahman, head [...]
The Seychelles Police Force intervened at Montagne Posee Prison on the main island of Mahe throughout Thursday night to restore order after inmates staged a riot in the male block against prison officers, taking four prison officers hostage and resulting in the death of one prisoner. According to information from the police, the riot only [...]
The official poster for the 2025 Beach Soccer World Cup, which will be held in Seychelles, has officially been unveiled. The poster, which will be the main image promoting the showpiece event, was unveiled during a ceremony held at the Family House in Bel Eau this week, in the presence of the Minister for Youth, [...]
