The Brexit drama switches venues from Brussels to the UK Supreme Court on Tuesday for hearings on Boris Johnson's explosive decision to suspend parliament for over a month. The British prime minister's first talks Monday with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker and top EU negotiator Michel Barnier ended with an admonishment from Brussels. Juncker's office [...]
Attracting visitors from Israel to Seychelles is part of a marketing strategy by the island nation’s Tourism Board, said the chief executive on Monday. The beauty and diversity of the 115-island archipelago in the western Indian Ocean were showcased by partners from the Seychelles tourism sector in an event held in Tel-Aviv, Israel. The September 11-12 event [...]
The highest court in Seychelles saw a fourth justice sworn in on Monday, a judge and law professor who has served on the Ugandan Supreme Court and was the first woman to receive a PhD in law in Africa. Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekiribubinza spoke with the press following her swearing-in ceremony at State House to the Court of [...]
China on Monday urged the United States and Iran to "exercise restraint" after a drone attack on Saudi oil infrastructure, which Washington has blamed on Tehran. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying also said it was not responsible to accuse others "in the absence of a conclusive investigation or verdict". "The Chinese side's position is [...]
Two anti-establishment candidates in Tunisia's divisive election claimed Sunday to have won through to a runoff, hours after polling closed in the country's second free presidential poll since the 2011 Arab Spring. In a sign of voter apathy, especially among the young, turnout was reported by the elections commission (ISIE) to be 45 percent, down [...]
Seychelles’ main opposition coalition, Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS), has announced Wavel Ramkalawan and Ahmed Afif as its presidential and vice-presidential candidates for next year’s elections. The announcement was made on Sunday afternoon during the party’s convention at the International Conference Centre in Victoria held under the theme ‘Lespwar pour Sesel’ (Hope for Seychelles). The nomination sets up a political [...]
La principale coalition d'opposition des Seychelles, Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS), a nommé Wavel Ramkalawan comme candidat aux prochaines élections présidentielles qui auront lieu en 2020. Ce sera la sixième fois que Ramkalawan participe à une élection présidentielle depuis 1998. En 2015, il avait perdu contre l’ancien président James Michel de seulement 193 voix, lors d’un [...]
A group of dancers from Seychelles will participate in an international Latin and ballroom dancing competition on September 21 in Gaborone, Botswana. About three dozen dancers from the island nation will participate in the competition, known as the Independence Cup, which takes place over nine days. The students are currently preparing for the competition at the Heartbeat [...]
Zimbabwe gave former president Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil. Mugabe, who died in Singapore last week aged 95, left Zimbabwe deeply torn over his legacy as the country still [...]
The Seychellois football club Cote d’Or will start its first-round journey in the Total Champions League competition of the Confederation of African Football against a South African side on Saturday. Cote d’Or will face Mamelodi Sundowns in Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean. The match is scheduled for 4 p.m. local [...]
