Two former presidents of Madagascar look set to compete in a hotly-contested run-off election in December after partial results Thursday showed they were frontrunners in the first-round vote. With 84 percent of the ballots counted from last week's vote, Andry Rajoelina was on 39.61 percent and Marc Ravalomanana on 35.15 percent -- pointing towards a [...]
Silhouette island, the fifth-largest of the 115 islands that make up the Seychelles archipelago, lies 20 kilometres north of Mahe – the main island. Ninety-three percent of the island is a national park, and the waters surrounding Silhouette are protected as a marine park. The island is named after Etienne de Silhouette, who was the Controller [...]
British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Thursday begin trying to sell her Brexit deal to parliament, boosted by news that Europe is preparing a rapid summit to sign off on the agreement. She will set out the terms of the draft withdrawal agreement with the European Union to the House of Commons, which must [...]
A project in Seychelles is creating freshwater reserves using an approach that emphasises a natural approach to advanced engineering. The ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change in Seychelles (EBA) project has successfully constructed a first-ever gabion rock barrage at the Bougainville wetland in the district of Takamaka in the south of the main island of Mahe. [...]
African leaders are set to gather this weekend for a special summit aimed at pushing through long-debated reforms to their pan-continental body. The changes seek to streamline and empower the African Union -- an ambitious call for an organisation often seen as toothless and donor-dependent, and analysts say time for forging a deal is short. [...]
The UN Security Council will on Wednesday vote to lift sanctions on Eritrea following a landmark peace deal with Ethiopia and a thaw with Djibouti that have buoyed hopes for positive change in the Horn of Africa. Diplomats say they expect the council to unanimously adopt a British-drafted resolution that would lift the arms embargo [...]
An artistic cake competition and arts conference are two new additions to this year’s arts festival. The Seychelles Arts Festival -- an explosion of all forms of arts -- will kick off later this month. The festival, organised by the National Arts Council, will feature a wide variety of activities spread over five days, from November [...]
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled President Maithripala Sirisena's dissolution of parliament and ordered a halt to preparations for snap elections next year. The Indian Ocean island has been gripped by a constitutional crisis since Sirisena sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 and replaced him with former strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse. Wickremesinghe's [...]
The Seychelles men’s national under-23 football team will face Sudan in a qualifying match of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on home ground on Wednesday. The match is scheduled for 5.30 p.m. local time at Stad Linite. ... Source: Seychelles News Agency
Maritime security and combating illicit drugs are two areas where the Seychelles and the United States will collaborate, the US Ambassador said Tuesday. David Reimer made this statement after paying a courtesy call on President Danny Faure at State House, Victoria, where he also announced some small grants for the island nation. “As Seychelles is [...]