A Congolese rebel chief nicknamed the "Terminator" received a 30-year jail term from the International Criminal Court on Thursday for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the longest ever sentence given out by the tribunal. Bosco Ntaganda was convicted in July of offences including murder, sexual slavery and using child soldiers in a mineral-rich region [...]
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar will hold rare face-to-face talks Thursday in Uganda, their representatives said, as time runs out for the rivals to form a power-sharing government. Both sides agreed to a November 12 deadline to join forces in a unity government, but unresolved differences over the terms of [...]
An exhibition named after an item crafted from the Seychelles’ endemic coco de mer by a local Seychellois artist is on public display at the Eden Art Gallery. ‘Kokosye 7,’ which is the title of the exhibition of renowned local painter and sculptor Egbert Marday, is a collection of paintings and sculptures. Marday told SNA [...]
The main events of the 34th edition of the Seychelles’ Creole Festival -- an annual celebration of the island nation’s culture and tradition -- took place from October 25 to 31. This year’s activities took place on the three most populated islands -- Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. SNA looks at seven events from this year’s celebrations. [...]
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Wednesday set a January 15 target for resolving an intensifying feud over a massive dam being constructed on Africa's Nile River, which has raised fears of conflict over scarce water. US President Donald Trump agreed to mediate among the three nations in Washington at the request of Egypt, which fears [...]
Cable & Wireless Seychelles is now owned entirely by a group of Seychellois entrepreneurs. The new shareholding group purchased the island nation's top telecommunications company under the group CWS Investment at $130 million from Liberty Global, one of the world’s largest television and broadband companies. The new owners include the JFA Group comprising Jamshed Pardiwalla, [...]
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Wednesday that the Paris climate pact was "irreversible", showing a united front after Washington formally withdrew from the accord this week. The joint declaration came at the end of Macron's second visit to China, which started on Monday in Shanghai and included talks on [...]
A Japanese embassy will open in Seychelles on Thursday with the aim of strengthening relations with Seychelles, the newly accredited Japanese ambassador said. Ryoichi Horie presented his credentials to President Danny Faure at State House on Tuesday. Horie told reporters that “until last year, my embassy in Nairobi has been in contact with our counterpart in Seychelles. But [...]
A proposed law that will oblige foreigners to pay taxes on their immovable properties is expected to come into force in January 2020, a finance official said in a consultative meeting on Tuesday. The property tax will apply to foreigners, be it individuals or companies, who own businesses, residential or tourist establishments in Seychelles. The tax rate [...]
Former president James Michel said the coup d’état of June 5, 1977 was necessary to bring about a radical change in Seychelles and social justice for all. Michel made the statement before the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission on Tuesday morning in a testimony via video link from Abu Dhabi. He had been invited [...]
