Sudan took further steps in its transition towards civilian rule Wednesday, with the swearing in of a new Sovereign Council and prime minister. A government is expected to be formed within a week, after which the new institutions can tackle the daunting task of rescuing a failing economy and ending three different internal armed conflicts. [...]
Ethiopia wants to revamp its relations with Seychelles in trade and tourism, and explore other new avenues of cooperation, said the newly accredited ambassador. Meles Alem Tika, the Ethiopian ambassador to Seychelles, presented his credentials to President Danny Faure at State House on Tuesday. Discussions between Tika and the head of state of Seychelles focused on [...]
The first round of negotiations for a new ‘Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol’ between Seychelles and the European Union ended Wednesday. The next round of negotiations will take place in two weeks in Brussels, Belgium. The Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture, Charles Bastienne, told the press that sustainability of resources is a key point on [...]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Berlin on Wednesday to kick off a marathon of tense talks with key European and international leaders as the threat of a chaotic no-deal Brexit looms. On his first foreign visit since taking office, he will seek to convince German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and on Thursday French President Emmanuel [...]
The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission in Seychelles was set up to provide the public with the opportunity to settle past political divisions and grievances that began with the 1977 coup. Members of the Commission were sworn in earlier this year with Australian lawyer Gabrielle Louise McIntyre serving as the chairperson. This month the seven-member [...]
Italian President Sergio Mattarella begins talks with key players on Wednesday in a bid to end Italy's political limbo the day after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned. The usually mild-mannered Conte handed in his resignation after lashing out at far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for pursuing his own interests by pulling the plug on the [...]
A wildfire that has raged across vast areas of the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria since the weekend has abated as winds have dropped, local officials said Tuesday. "Good news on the blaze of Gran Canaria," Angel Victor Torres, president of the Canary Islands archipelago, tweeted. "After going to the (affected) areas at night, [...]
Seychelles will host the 2019 optimist African championship for the first time in the last week of August. Organised by the Seychelles Yachting Association under the International Optimist Dinghy Association, the competition will take place from August 26 to September 1 in the Perseverance area. Alain Alcindor, the chairperson of the Seychelles Yachting Association, told SNA that the [...]
Seychelles and the European Union (EU) on Monday started the first round of negotiations for a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol. The agreement between the EU and Seychelles entered into force in 2007 and lasts until November. The current six-year protocol to the agreement will expire next year on January 17. Leading the Seychelles’ delegation at [...]
The regulator of global wildlife trade will likely ban sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos after countries supported the move Sunday, in what conservationists hailed as a "historic win". A large majority of countries voted in Geneva to prohibit the transfer of elephants caught in the wild to so-called captive facilities -- [...]
