The Mozambican capital Maputo awoke to wreckage on Friday as protests overnight turned violent following ruling party Frelimo's re-election after 49 years in power. Hundreds of opposition supporters demonstrated, rejecting what they called a ballot "stolen" by a "corrupt" electoral commission, which on Thursday announced candidate Daniel Chapo had won the October 9 election with [...]
South Korea urged Russia to stop its "illegal cooperation" with Pyongyang and voiced "grave concern" on Friday as Moscow moved to ratify its defence treaty with North Korea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned shortly after that Russia was planning to send North Korean troops into battle against his country as early as Sunday, and urged [...]
The vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) national committee and head of the China-Africa Friendship Group, Mu Hong, met with Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan on Friday. Ramkalawan extended a warm welcome to Hong and his delegation, underscoring that the visit would bolster the enduring friendship between Seychelles and China, according to a press [...]
Seychelles has officially become the first country to pilot UNESCO's IslandWatch programme, which aims to enhance ecosystem monitoring through a citizen science approach. The launching event took place at Coral Strand Hotel on Friday in a two-day workshop with the participation of various partners. Participants include representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of [...]
President Wavel Ramkalawan has expressed satisfaction that Seychelles has been ranked first in the continent on the Mo Ibrahim Index African Governance Report of 2024. "We received good news, with Seychelles being ranked first in Africa on the Index, which is very important as it is an authority about Africa," said Ramkalwan in a press conference [...]
Seychelles and The Bahamas formalised diplomatic relations through the signing of a joint communiqué in Apia, Samoa, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. The agreement was signed by Sylvestre Radegonde, Seychelles' Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, and Frederick A. Mitchell, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Both are in Samoa for [...]
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told leaders of BRICS emerging economies the world was facing "serious challenges" and urged the group to be a "stabilising force". Xi was speaking on the final day of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, a forum Moscow hopes will help forge a united front of [...]
Seychelles is among the member states that are yet to officially submit their revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) that was given as a task at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in December 2022. At the COP16 taking place in Cali, Colombia, a number [...]
Thousands of people living along India's eastern coast fled to inland storm shelters on Wednesday ahead of the expected arrival of a powerful cyclone later this week. Cyclone Dana is likely to hit the coasts of West Bengal and Odisha states -- together home to around 150 million people -- as a "severe cyclonic storm", [...]
A global treaty to curb plastic pollution will be secured at a summit in South Korea next month, the chair of the talks pledged Wednesday, although he cautioned there were still complex disputes and the time frame was a "big challenge". Ecuador's Luis Vayas Valdivieso said the clock was ticking if nations are to seal [...]