The Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) or the Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Indian Ocean island nations. This year, the 10th edition in Mauritius will see the participation of Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Réunion, and the Maldives. As athletes and supporters converge on Mauritius for the July 19-28 games, SNA brings you 4 facts about the IOIG. History [...]
Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mane will renew their Premier League rivalry for a second time in Egypt, with Africa Cup of Nations immortality awaiting the victor of Friday's final between Algeria and Senegal. Algerian star Mahrez was part of the Manchester City team that edged out Mane's Liverpool for the English title last season, grabbing [...]
Sudan's protesters and ruling generals Wednesday inked a deal that aims to install a civilian administration, a key demand of demonstrators since president Omar al-Bashir was deposed in a coup three months ago. The move loosens a deadlock that has gripped the country, following nationwide mass protests that began against Bashir in December but then [...]
The commonwealth is providing Seychelles with technical support to strengthen and build the capacity of the island nation’s school councils to ensure better management and accountability of state schools. A top official from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development said that this will allow the ministry to review the current work pertaining to [...]
The transformative role that Seychellois members of the Global Shapers are playing in society was showcased in a presentation at a recent regional conference in Kenya. Seychelles was represented at the conference under the theme ‘Africa’s Youth: Survive, Scale and Celebrate’ by Craig Francourt and Jeremy Raguain who are members of the Victoria Hub -- the local branch of [...]
The Seychelles Tourism Board is calling on hotels and airlines to combine efforts to provide promotional packages for May and June, the island nation's lowest-performing months for tourist arrivals. “If we want to achieve bigger growth in 2020, our strategy has to focus on our weakest months of the year. These months remains Seychelles’ weakest [...]
Legendary South African singer Johnny Clegg, who blended Zulu rhythms with Western styles and defied apartheid segregation laws, died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. "Johnny passed away with his family this afternoon," manager Roddy Quinn said. "We are devastated." Clegg succumbed to pancreatic cancer at the age of 66 at his home [...]
Le président Danny Faure est le seul candidat à avoir présenté une déclaration d'intérêt pour être le candidat à la présidence du parti United Seychelles pour les élections de 2020, a déclaré mardi le directeur général du parti. Andy Jean-Louis, qui est aussi le secrétaire général du parti, a déclaré à la SNA que M. [...]
President Danny Faure is the only candidate to submit an expression of interest to be the United Seychelles party’s presidential candidate for the 2020 elections, the party’s chief executive said on Tuesday. Andy Jean-Louis, who is also the party’s Secretary-General, told SNA that Faure submitted his application on Monday through a representative. “The documents were hand-delivered at Maison [...]
Torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia, affecting millions of people and claiming at least 180 lives, officials said Tuesday. The monsoon is crucial for irrigation and groundwater supplies in the impoverished region -- home to a fifth of the world's population -- and brings relief after the unforgiving summers. [...]
