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South Africa votes with long ANC dominance under threat

South Africa's ruling ANC was fighting Wednesday to defy expectations that it could lose its three-decade-long exclusive grip on power as voters turned out for a watershed general election. More than 27 million voters are registered for the most uncertain poll since the African National Congress (ANC) led the nation out of apartheid rule -- [...]

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Seychelles' President calls on international community to back transformative energy projects in SIDS

The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, has urged all stakeholders to support the Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA) and recognise the critical role of innovative financing in securing a sustainable future for small island developing states (SIDS) at a side event of the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States. The SIDS DOCK event [...]

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Seychelles Marine Science Symposium brings together scientists for more collaboration on research 

A symposium to determine what marine research is being done in the Seychelles' waters was held recently in the island nation with the participation of a large number of scientists from around the world. The Seychelles Marine Science Symposium - an initiative of the Blue Economy Research Institute at the University of Seychelles (UniSey)- took [...]

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Seychelles and Mauritius sign new twinning agreement between Anse Boileau and Black River

The Seychelles' district of Anse Boileau and Mauritius' Black River signed a new twinning agreement on Tuesday, extending their relationship into a third decade. The agreement was signed by Seychelles' Minister for Community Affairs and Local Government, Rose-Marie Hoareau, and the acting Mayor of Victoria, Lydia Charlie. On the Mauritian side, it was signed by [...]

By | 2024-05-28T20:06:33+00:00 May 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles and Mauritius sign new twinning agreement between Anse Boileau and Black River

SIDS4: Seychelles' President calls for united front by small island states in face of shared crises

Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan emphasised the importance of the small island developing states (SIDS) presenting a united front at the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) that officially began on Monday in St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda. Ramkalawan made this statement during his address at the heads of state and government general debate [...]

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Seychelles National Alliance Party to announce new interim leader soon

The Seychelles National Alliance Party (SNAP) will soon reveal its new interim leader, said the new chairman of the party on Monday. Cyril Lau-Tee told reporters that SNAP has already sent the name of the new interim leader to the Electoral Commission of Seychelles (ECS). The announcement comes after the ECS announced the termination of [...]

By | 2024-05-28T12:38:08+00:00 May 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles National Alliance Party to announce new interim leader soon

Security Council set to meet over deadly Rafah strike

The UN Security Council was set to convene an emergency meeting Tuesday over an Israeli strike that killed dozens in a displaced persons camp in Rafah, as three European countries were slated to formally recognise a Palestinian state. AFP journalists on the ground early Tuesday reported fresh Israeli strikes overnight in the southern Gaza border [...]

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'Unlikely' to be more survivors from Papua New Guinea landslide

It is "very unlikely" more survivors of Papua New Guinea's deadly landslide will be found, a UN agency warned Tuesday, as thousands at risk from further slips were ordered to evacuate. Some 2,000 people are feared buried by a massive landslide that entombed a remote highland community in the early hours of May 24. Since then, [...]

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Seychelles' President aims to strengthen cooperation with Maldives and Marshall Islands

The heads of state of Seychelles and Maldives discussed strengthening diplomatic relations in tourism, air connectivity, environment protection, capacity building and exchange of best practices as well as maritime security. According to State House, President Wavel Ramkalawan and his counterpart from Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, held bilateral talks on the margins of the International Conference of Small Island Developing States [...]

By | 2024-05-27T19:24:01+00:00 May 27th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles' President aims to strengthen cooperation with Maldives and Marshall Islands

Seychelles' President: "When countries invest in healthy living, the climate wins, the planet wins"

When countries invest in healthy living, the climate wins, the planet wins, the environment wins and diseases lose, said Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan in a special prerecorded address to the 36th annual health ministers of the Commonwealth meeting. The annual health ministers of the Commonwealth meeting took place from May 24 to 25 in Geneva, [...]

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