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Seychelles and El Salvador establish diplomatic relations

Seychelles has established diplomatic relations with El Salvador as part of its engagement to promote bilateral cooperation and the strengthening of friendship, through the signing of a Joint Communiqué on November 12. The Foreign Affairs Department said on Tuesday, that "based on the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and respect for international law [...]

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Seychelles starts updating plan to target persistent organic pollutants 

Seychelles has begun updating its National Implementation (NIP) Plan to effectively target Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and stay aligned with the Stockholm Convention. A workshop was held at the Savoy Resort and Spa hotel on Tuesday to receive the input of not only government officials but also those from civil society, academia and the industry. [...]

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Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa

The spread of a mosquito in East Africa that thrives in urban areas and is immune to insecticide is fuelling a surge in malaria that could reverse decades of progress against the disease, experts say. Africa accounted for about 95 percent of the 249 million malaria cases and 608,000 deaths worldwide in 2022, according to [...]

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New Botswana leader eyes cannabis, sunshine to lift economy

Botswana will diversify its diamond-dependent economy by launching into the medicinal cannabis market and exploiting its abundant sunshine, President Duma Boko said Tuesday, in his first state of the nation address. Boko swept to power in elections three weeks ago that ejected the party that had ruled for nearly six decades on concerns about a [...]

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President Ramkalawan to visit Ghana for 100th anniversary of King Prempeh I's return from exile in Seychelles

The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, is set to undertake an official visit to Ghana from November 23 to 25 at the invitation of his counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, State House said on Tuesday. Seychelles and Ghana have historical ties back to the days of the exile of King Prempeh I of the Ashanti [...]

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Seychelles' tourism department reveals process for "change of use" for residential properties to tourism ones

A top government official said on Monday that the moratorium on change-of-use applications for converting residential properties into tourism accommodations in Seychelles will be lifted on January 13 next year. The moratorium was put in place in August 2023, and it is being lifted after a new policy was approved recently by the Cabinet of [...]

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Lions International to establish vision hospital in Seychelles 

Lions International will work with Seychelles to establish a vision hospital among many other areas of cooperation, the district governor, Dr Moez Manji, said on Monday. Manji made the announcement after he paid a courtesy call to Vice President Ahmed Afif at State House. "With the expertise that we have, we will be able to mobilise [...]

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Sweden, Finland urge residents to be ready for war

Sweden on Monday began sending some five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, as neighbouring Finland launched a new preparedness website. Both Sweden and Finland dropped decades of military non-alignment to join the US-led military alliance NATO in the wake of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Since the [...]

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India's capital shuts schools as 'death trap' smog chokes city

India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. Various piecemeal government initiatives have failed to measurably address the problem, with the smog blamed for thousands of premature deaths each year and particularly impacting the health [...]

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Seychelles discusses coastal erosion project with World Bank and new financing

New areas  of collaboration such as climate finance, coastal erosion social isssues, conducting a functioning review of the public service to boost efficiency renewable energy sector are some of the subjects discussed between the Seychelles' government and the World Bank on Monday. The World Bank regional vice president for Eastern and Southern Africa, Victoria Kwakwa, met with the Minister [...]

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