Seychelles’ President Danny Faure has congratulated the new President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, who was declared the winner of that island nation’s presidential election. In a message addressed to the new president, Faure said that the choice that the Malagasy people have made to elect Rajoelina is a result of his dedication and commitment for [...]
Now just about two weeks into the New Year, many are still struggling with - as tradition demands – a resolution. Maybe growing your hair and keeping it natural might be your change for 2019? FED Hairdresser Salon has produced a calendar with 12 different ways you can style your natural hair that might be [...]
Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi has won the long-awaited presidential poll in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the electoral commission said Thursday, paving the way for the country's first handover of power in 18 years. "Having gained... 38.57 percent of the vote, Felix Tshisekedi is provisionally declared the elected president of the Democratic Republic of Congo," [...]
Hundreds of people gathered in Sudan's capital Wednesday in a show of support for President Omar al-Bashir's embattled regime, as riot police fired tear gas at protesters at a rival anti-government demonstration. Hundreds of riot policemen, soldiers and security agents, some carrying machine guns, were deployed around the site of the pro-Bashir rally in the [...]
Seychelles – a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean – has been voted amongst the five best islands by readers of the magazine Condé Nast Traveler. The island nation came fourth after the Maldives, Mauritius and the Galapagos Islands. Zanzibar came out fifth on the list. The islands were chosen through a readers [...]
Three Seychellois women have been recognized and awarded by CEO Global for the important role they have played in their particular field, pushing forward the development of society. Rewarded under the Pan African’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government programme, Daniella Payet-Alis walked away with a ‘Lifetime Achiever’ award, one out of 19 women [...]
The year 2019 started off at the United Nations with Somalia brazenly kicking out the UN envoy, followed soon after by Guatemala ditching a UN-sponsored anti-corruption commission. After a tough year that saw the United States, the UN's top financial backer, cut funding, pull out of the Human Rights Council and scrap UN-backed agreements, the [...]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Tuesday on an unannounced visit to Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping, as preparations ramp up for an expected second summit with Donald Trump. China is the key ally of isolated, nuclear-armed North Korea and its main source of trade and aid. After arriving in the Chinese [...]
A new campaign is to be launched in Seychelles to better inform the public on the world’s first sovereign blue bond, a financial instrument designed to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects. The campaign will begin in April by the Blue Economy Department in the Vice President’s Office. “It will involve different strategies which involve going [...]
Ocean colours and island textures are the inspiration behind a new line of handcrafted jewelry designed and produced in Seychelles. Seychellois Veronique Lanza founded her small business -- Zil Lokal which means Island local -- a year ago and for the first time exhibited her pieces at the first ever Seychelles Fashion week held late last year. The [...]
