Almost a quarter of people in New Delhi have had the coronavirus, according to a study that cast serious doubt on the official numbers both in the megacity and across India. India last week became the third country after the United States and Brazil to hit one million cases but many experts have long said [...]
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has lifted a health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and ordered a reopening in three stages of business activities, schools and borders. The vast country of more than 80 million people has recorded 8,534 infections including 196 deaths since March 10. Tshisekedi said the figures place the Democratic Republic of [...]
Efforts are underway nationally in Seychelles to get businesses to implement COVID-19 health standards as the country takes steps to reopen its borders and re-launch its tourism industry. The island nation is focused on resuming operations according to guidelines from the Public Health Authority along with a new plan by the Tourism Department, which aims [...]
Seychelles is ready to reopen for commercial passenger flights on Aug. 1 after all sectors demonstrated progress in preparedness plans, a top government official said on Tuesday. All sectors presented their reports on the work done to prepare for the welcoming of visitors to the island nation in a high level committee meeting chaired by [...]
The challenges facing the Spanish fleet and crew in Seychelles that is suffering from cases of COVID-19 include restricted movements and higher costs, a company official said. The deputy manager of the Organisation of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC), Miguel Herrera, told SNA that the company has seen an increase in medical, travel and [...]
Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir, ousted amid a popular pro-democracy uprising last year, went on trial Tuesday over the military coup that brought him to power more than three decades ago. Bashir, 76, could face the death penalty if convicted over the 1989 Islamist-backed overthrow of the democratically elected government of prime minister Sadek al-Mahdi. [...]
The World Health Organization voiced alarm Monday at the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, warning that South Africa's surging numbers could be a "precursor" for outbreaks across the continent. "I am very concerned right now that we are beginning to see an acceleration of disease in Africa," WHO's emergencies chief Michael Ryan told a virtual [...]
The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) has recorded an increase of 35 percent in sea cucumber catches on Seychelles' Mahe Plateau for the 2019/2020 season. Vincent Lucas, the chief fisheries officer at the authority, told SNA in an interview that "this season we have recorded a higher level of activities compared to previous years." This he [...]
West African mediators proposed a route out of Mali's political crisis on Sunday, but admitted the opposition's main demand was a significant stumbling block. ECOWAS team chief and former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan said the West Africa bloc could not call for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation, as demanded by the opposition. "We met with [...]
As part of its strategy to kick-start the tourism industry on the island nation, the Seychelles Tourism Board is calling on all players to become innovative and creative in attracting the few visitors who are confident enough to travel during COVID-19. The Board which held its mid-term review on Friday said that the few travellers [...]
