A strong adherence to human rights will enhance Seychelles' reputation in the world when it comes to investment, tourism and standing, the newly sworn-in chairperson of the Human Rights Commission said. Bernardin Renaud was sworn-in as the chairperson of the Seychelles Human Rights Commission at State House, Victoria on Wednesday. “I believe that the world will [...]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the landmark African free trade agreement during the upcoming African Union meeting in Niger, his office said. "Nigeria will sign the #AfCFTA Agreement at the upcoming Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Niamey, Niger," the presidency said in a Tweet late Tuesday. African leaders are meeting in Niamey [...]
The Seychelles’ ruling party, United Seychelles (US), has started the process of choosing a candidate for the 2020 presidential elections. Since last Friday the party has invited candidates to file an expression of interest. The party will vote on who its candidate will be at the party’s congress next month. The potential candidates have to be endorsed [...]
Tunisia and South Africa filled the final two places in the Africa Cup of Nations last-16 draw Tuesday after a tense finish to the group stage in Egypt. Already-qualified Mali defeated Angola 1-0 in Ismailia through an Amadou Haidara thunderbolt to win Group E and eliminate the losers from the competition. Tunisia, ranked second in [...]
Air Mauritius returned to Seychelles on Tuesday after a 14-year absence, touching down at 11.10 a.m. local time to become the 15th airline to connect the island nation to the rest of the world. Air Mauritius is flying to the 115-archipelago in the western Indian Ocean twice weekly -- Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11.10 a.m. and 1.10 a.m. [...]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged Iran to stick to its commitments under the nuclear deal and address differences through a dispute mechanism, his spokesman said. Iran earlier said it had exceeded a limit established under the deal on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium. "It is essential that this issue, like other issues related [...]
The Seychelles’ Department of Foreign Affairs is advising Seychellois travelling to Sri Lanka to exercise maximum precaution now that Sri Lankan authorities have lifted a curfew. In a press release on Tuesday, the Department said that “according to Sri Lankan authorities, the situation is now under control. Curfews have been lifted and, although the state of [...]
Chefs in Seychelles now have a platform that brings them together, providing members with training through which they can take part in national and international competitions. The platform was made possible after a revamped Seychelles Chef Association was launched on Friday. “Our aim is to connect the Seychelles Chef Association with the outside world. We [...]
Kenya's environment court blocked recently the construction of a coal-fired power station on the country's idyllic Indian Ocean coast, in a move hailed as a major victory by campaigners fighting a years-long battle against the scheme. The fossil-fuel project -- the first of its kind in East Africa -- has outraged activists, who say clean renewable [...]
The United States has signed an agreement with Seychelles’ government to ensure tax compliance by Americans who live in the island nation or have businesses here. The US Ambassador to the Seychelles David Reimer signed the agreement to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement with Finance Minister Maurice Lousteau-Lalanne, to prevent tax [...]
