Nearly 900 children held by a pro-government militia force fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were freed on Friday, the UN said. The 894 children, including 106 girls, had been in the ranks of the government-backed Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a local militia which supports regular soldiers battling the Islamist insurgents. At a [...]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's ruling ANC won re-election on Friday with an absolute majority in parliament, results showed, but with diminished support, complicating economic revival and anti-corruption efforts. The results, published by the electoral commission, are the party's worst national showing since Nelson Mandela led it to victory in the first multi-racial polls after [...]
The Seychelles’ Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the case brought by President Danny Faure against the Speaker of the National Assembly will be referred to the Constitutional Court. The case is in relation to a disagreement between the government and the National Assembly concerning a salary increase for government employees. President Faure, in his capacity as [...]
The Seychelles’ national football team will face Botswana in the African nation’s championship (CHAN) at Stad Linite on Saturday. The Seychelles Pirates will go into the match with a two-goal deficit after losing to the south-western African side nicknamed ‘The Zebras’ in the leg match last month. Coach Gavin Jeanne told SNA that after losing 2-0 [...]
The members of the newly set up Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity commission in Seychelles were sworn in at State House in Victoria on Thursday. The commission which was set up last year following the approval of the National Assembly will provide the public with the opportunity to settle past political divisions and grievances that began [...]
European powers Thursday denounced Tehran's threat to resume nuclear work, drawing a sharp response from the Iranian foreign minister who accused them of caving in to US bullying. The three European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal urged the Islamic republic to stick to its commitments after it said it would stop respecting some [...]
With its stunning natural beauty, most visitors to Seychelles will want to visit La Digue, the third-most populated island of about 3,000 inhabitants. The island offers laid back living, with a rare sense of tranquillity. La Digue is all about the slow pace, outdoor living where one can enjoy its dazzling surroundings and pristine environment. [...]
The festive mood that the sea and sand bring also makes people in Seychelles -- mostly its happy vacationers, actually -- more likely to consume a bit of the bubbly. Seychelles consumes more champagne per person than any other country in Africa, according to a report published last month by a French organisation ‘Comite Interprofessional [...]
Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Wednesday announced their new "dream" son's name is Archie, hours after showing him off to the world for the first time. "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are pleased to announce they have named their first born child: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor," the couple announced on their Instagram account, [...]
Seychelles and China advanced their bilateral trading options and opportunities with two new agreements signed in the island nation’s capital Victoria on Tuesday, officials said. The first agreement was signed by the Seychelles’ Minister for Finance, Trade, Investment and Economic Planning, Maurice Loustau Lalanne, and Zhang Mao, the Chinese Minister for State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). [...]
