Tanzanian President John Magufuli's landslide re-election has been dismissed as a sham by the opposition and diplomats who say democracy has been dealt a crushing blow in one of Africa's most stable nations. Magufuli's win with 84 percent of votes was the largest margin of victory in a presidential race since the first multi-party vote [...]
The United States left the Paris accord on Wednesday, becoming the first country to ever withdraw from an international climate change pact, but Joe Biden vowed he would immediately return as president. With election results pointing to a likely defeat for Donald Trump in Tuesday's election, Biden took on the tone of a president-elect and [...]
Newly elected President Wavel Ramkalawan has named a Cabinet with 13 ministers, 11 of whom were sworn in to office on Tuesday. SNA presents short bios of the 13 ministers: Jean‑François Ferrari -- Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries A staunch opponent of the previous government who has spent decades in the political sphere, Ferrari [...]
Seychelles exported more than 6,600 tonnes of fish and crustaceans in 2019, injecting over $13 million in the country's economy, recent data from the Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA) show. Over half of the income – a little over $6.5 million - came from the export of tuna, with yellowfin, skipjack and bigeye tuna being the [...]
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Wavel John Ramkalawan of Seychelles on his election win. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi [...]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Wednesday he had ordered a military response to an "attack" by the ruling party of the restive Tigray region on a camp housing federal troops. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) "has attacked a military camp" in the region and "tried to loot" military assets, Abiy said in a [...]
Striking pictures of Seychelles as an enticing travel destination have been placed on about 100 taxis in Paris' business district as part of a marketing campaign launched by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB). The campaign which was launched in mid-October for four weeks hopes to attract more French visitors to Seychelles, an archipelago in the [...]
Whether she knew it or not, Claire D'Angelo spoke for millions of Americans as she stood in the cold after voting Tuesday, a black mask covering her face. "To say that I'm nervous or anxious about it is an understatement," said the 45-year-old restaurant worker who voted for Joe Biden in the city of Easton [...]
Eleven out of 13 ministers forming Seychelles' new cabinet were sworn in to office at State House on Tuesday in the presence of newly elected President Wavel Ramkalawan. The 13 new ministers were approved by the seventh National Assembly last week. The 11 new ministers are Jean Francois Ferrari who is both the Designated Minister [...]
Seychellois entrepreneurs who want to venture into aquaculture locally can now partner with foreigners as long as the citizen of the island nation holds at least 51 percent share of the business, said a fisheries officer. The principal aquaculture officer at the Seychelles Fishing Authority, Aubrey Lesperance, told SNA recently that he and his team [...]
