The World Bank will extend more than half-a-billion dollars in grants for cyclone-ravaged southern African countries, its chief announced Friday as he concluded a visit to Mozambique, the worst affected country. A total of up to $545 million will be disbursed to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi -- the three countries hit by Cyclone Idai in [...]
President Danny Faure and former President James Michel of Seychelles have been nominated as recipients of National Geographic’s prestigious ‘Planetary Leadership Award,’ which will be awarded next month in Washington D.C. The announcement was made by the James Michel Foundation in a press communique on Tuesday. The Planetary Leadership Award recognises a world leader who has successfully established [...]
South Africans go to the polls on Wednesday in national elections which the ruling ANC party, in power since 1994, is the favourite to win despite corruption scandals and sluggish economic growth and record unemployment. The ANC has won all the past five elections, but Wednesday's vote is set to be an electoral test on [...]
Alors que les Seychelles se préparent aux élections présidentielles de l'année prochaine, la SNA cherchera à connaître le point de vue des responsables politiques de la nation insulaire. Le premier entretien a été avec le chef de l'opposition à l'Assemblée nationale, Wavel Ramkalawan, qui a annoncé son intention de se porter candidat aux élections de [...]
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, has sent a message of condolence to his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, following the tragic incident involving Aeroflot Flight SU 1942, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. In his message, Faure said, “In this very painful moment of national grief, the people and the government of Seychelles [...]
As Seychelles gets ready for a presidential election next year, SNA will be seeking the views of the island nation's political leaders. The first interview is with the opposition leader in the National Assembly, Wavel Ramkalawan, who has announced his intention to be a candidate in the election in 2020. SNA: You’ve already announced your [...]
Fears of conflict rose Monday as the US vowed to send a message to Iran by deploying an aircraft carrier strike group, amid a report that Tehran would scale back commitments under a nuclear deal after mounting pressure by President Donald Trump. Patrick Shanahan, the acting US defense secretary, said he approved the deployment of [...]
Not-for-profit organisations and small businesses in Seychelles have benefitted from capacity building sessions to allow them to access funds available from the ‘blue grant’ from the Seychelles' Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT). SeyCCAT, the Guy Morel Institute and Enterprise Seychelles Agency have teamed up to offer capacity building programmes to potential applicants. “The main aim of [...]
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a boy, her "over the moon" husband Prince Harry revealed to the world on Monday in a low-key announcement intended to protect their privacy. Prince Harry said that both mother and baby were "doing incredibly well" as he gave a short statement to British television news [...]
Seychelles’ Eco Sol Consulting is offering Seychellois secondary students free Information Communications Technology sensitization and training, and the classes are helping change attitudes and outlooks as to what women and girls can accomplish in the ICT sector. Thirty students from Anse Royale and Anse Boileau secondary schools attended the first training, which was held last [...]
