Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded a warning on declining vaccine coverage. Despite the continued death toll, "data show that vaccine coverage has [...]
Kenyan President William Ruto announced Thursday the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet and consultations to form a "broad-based government", as he scrambled to contain the fallout of deadly protests against his administration. The East African nation was left reeling after peaceful rallies last month over steep tax increases escalated into violence with police firing [...]
Seychelles and France will have a better exchange of information in legal matters after the two nations signed the Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) Treaty on Thursday. The agreement was signed at the headquarters of the Foreign Affairs Department by Seychelles' Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, and French Ambassador to Seychelles, Olivia Berkeley-Christmann. [...]
Over 4,000 people in Seychelles have been seen by doctors and treated by the Chinese Navy Hospital Ship, Peace Ark, since the vessel berthed at the IPHS Quay on July 5. With a full-service hospital on board, the ship has many departments that the public has been able to access, such as cardiology, general surgery, orthopaedics, [...]
Seychelles has begun implementing the Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) project led by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), according to a top official. The system addresses the issues associated with flash floods, especially the lack of capacity to develop effective flash flood warnings. To start the implementation, a group of experts from the WMO held a [...]
NATO allies on Wednesday announced they had started transferring F-16 jets to Ukraine while stepping up promises to Kyiv on eventual membership in the alliance, at a 75th anniversary summit clouded by political uncertainties in the United States. With the pomp of the three-day gathering in the US capital, President Joe Biden is aiming to [...]
Rwandans will vote in elections on Monday, with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his iron-fisted rule and sweep to victory in a race featuring the same candidates he defeated seven years ago. Rwanda's de facto ruler since the end of the 1994 genocide, Kagame faces rival bids by Frank Habineza, leader of the Democratic [...]
As part of ongoing efforts to raise awareness about the current leaf beetle situation in Seychelles, the Department of Agriculture is continuing to enhance various measures in a strategic approach to combat the infestation. It was revealed in a workshop on Wednesday, that the infestation, which is affecting golden apple trees, has now reached La [...]
Seychelles and Mozambique are to work on collaborating more in the areas of tourism, the fight against piracy, and agriculture, said the newly accredited high commissioner of Mozambique. Maria dos Santos presented her credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House on Tuesday morning. She told reporters that other areas discussed with the President is Mozambique and [...]
French former first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was charged Tuesday in connection with an investigation into the alleged Libyan financing of her husband Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign, a judicial source told AFP. The 56-year-old was charged with hiding evidence and associating with wrongdoers to commit fraud, the source said. She was placed under judicial control [...]
