The presidential and legislative elections in Seychelles will take place October 22-24. Three candidates will contest the presidential elections and 75 candidates are vying for 26 seats in the National Assembly. SNA presents a summary of the candidates, their party and their districts. Each National Assembly district has at least two candidates, and two -- [...]
Perched on a branch, the lemur blinks back intently at a group of gawking tourists disrupting a coronavirus-induced spell of tranquillity outside Madagascar's Andasibe national park. The rainforest and animals thrived during five months of movement restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19 in the Indian Ocean island nation. But struggling tourist facilities breathed a [...]
On July 25, a cargo ship loaded with thousands of tonnes of fuel ran aground off Mauritius, leading to the worst environmental disaster ever witnessed in the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago. Two months later, Mauritius is still taking stock of the damage, after its rich fishing grounds and sensitive marine habitats were befouled with oil. [...]
Guinean President Alpha Conde has urged his base to rally behind him in next month's election, where he is controversially seeking a third term, referring to a "war" between his government and the embattled opposition. Voters go to the polls on October 18, where 11 candidates are contesting Conde's leadership of the West African state. [...]
The painful lessons learned from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need for continued collective approaches, Seychelles' President Danny Faure told heads of state and government in a virtual session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday. According to State House, Faure said that "rarely have the United Nations and [...]
A new campaign with the tagline 'Experience Seychelles; our home, your sanctuary' launched by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) on Tuesday aims at boosting visitor confidence in the island nation as a safe destination. The board revealed that the campaign, amidst times of uncertainty, aims to give travellers worldwide hope and the prospect of escaping [...]
Mali's military junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Tuesday demanded an end to potentially crippling economic sanctions imposed after last month's coup in the poor Sahel state. Addressing reporters during a ceremony marking 60 years of Malian independence, Goita said the recent nomination of a civilian as interim president meant that West African leaders must [...]
The Ministry of Tourism has identified 24 hotels to use as transit facilities that will welcome visitors from leading tourist markets even if their COVID-19 infection rate changes, said a top official on Tuesday. The tourism minister, Didier Dogley, who chairs a task force set up to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, told reporters that [...]
Sri Lanka's ruling party Tuesday unveiled a constitutional amendment handing unprecedented power to the president, prompting protests in parliament and opposition claims of a power-grab. The bill proposes the removal of legal and legislative oversight of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on human rights and government spending, and awards the head of state the right to appoint [...]
Seychelles – 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean - is gearing up for its presidential and legislative elections October 22-24. SNA is talking to the island nation's political leaders and presidential candidates about their campaigns, their plans as well as their take on pertinent issues in the country. Wavel Ramkalawan, a seasoned politician and [...]
