Comoros President Azali Assoumani survived an attempt on his life on Thursday as he crisscrossed the country drumming up support ahead of polls on March 24, his campaign director said. But the opposition insisted the incident on Anjouan island, which Azali's team said left the president unscathed, was "not at all credible". Tensions are high [...]
Former President France Albert Rene, who led Seychelles for 27 years after taking power in a coup, was laid to rest near his mother on Thursday in the cemetery of Mont Fleuri where he spent most of his childhood. Hundreds of mourners descended on the capital city, Victoria, to bid farewell to the former president, [...]
Kenya and Somalia agreed Wednesday "to work towards peace" in a spat over an oil- and gas-rich region of the Indian Ocean, said the office of Ethiopia's prime minister, who mediated in talks between the neighbours. Somalian President Abdullahi Mohamed and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta met in Nairobi to try and resolve a bitter [...]
Six Sri Lankan nationals are being detained in Seychelles after the vessel they were onboard was intercepted in the waters of the island nation on suspicion of illegal fishing, said the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces. The Sri Lankan nationals, who appeared in court on March 1, are being remanded for 14 days. The Sri Lankan-registered [...]
Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera, during a visit to the Vatican Tuesday, stood by his country's peace deal the day after several militia groups rejected it and the new government. "We are seeking peace, and in the agreement there are mechanisms which would allow us to continue to work," Touadera told reporters after meeting Pope [...]
Seychelles is relaunching a project to reduce the number of fruit flies, a pest that is currently affecting the production and yield of certain crops. The project will prepare the grounds for farmers to start increasing fruits and vegetables productions, an official said. The chief plant biosecurity officer of the National Biosecurity Agency, Keven Nancy, [...]
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterparts on Tuesday wrapped up the latest round of talks aimed at getting the Brexit deal through parliament in London as this month's divorce deadline loomed. Barnier met UK attorney general Geoffrey Cox and Brexit minister Stephen Barclay for four hours over dinner, an EU official told [...]
For just the second time ever an HIV patient is in sustained remission from the virus in what was hailed by experts Tuesday as proof that the AIDS-causing condition could one day be curable. Ten years almost to the day since the first confirmed case of an HIV-infected person being rid of the deadly disease, [...]
Canada expects to learn more from Seychelles in the fields of Blue Economy, climate change and sustainable development, said the newly accredited High Commissioner on Tuesday. Pamela O’Donelle spoke to the press after presenting her credentials to President Danny Faure at State House, Victoria. “We had a really good discussion on climate change, the Blue [...]
A 59-year-old Seychellois is raising fund for the construction of a cancer centre in Seychelles by running in the annual eco-friendly marathon. Joel Melanie started his project -- dubbed ‘run for a good cause’ -- through social media. He is seeking sponsorship from individuals and companies and is raising money for the Cancer Concern Association, [...]
