Air Seychelles has described the year 2022 as one that was filled with determination, resilience and hard work, the airline said on Monday. Recovering from the debilitating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic which brought uncertainties to the aviation industry, as well as coming out of administration in November, the airline said it can now review its performance [...]
Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu took an early lead in the race for the presidency, according to initial tallies on Monday, after a tight election marked by long delays and an opposition walkout over fraud accusations. Former Lagos governor Tinubu faced main opposition party PDP's Atiku Abubakar in Saturday's vote, but Labour Party's Peter [...]
Britain and the European Union on Monday agreed a crucial overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland, a breakthrough aimed at resetting seriously strained relations since Brexit. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen adopted the deal at talks in Windsor, west of London, both sides said. Their meeting followed [...]
Another series of charter flights between Bulgaria and Seychelles started on Sunday, 26 February, with the island nation welcoming 180 passengers onboard Bulgaria Air. Landing at the Pointe Larue international airport shortly after 1 p.m., the charter flight, which operates with a technical stop in Djibouti on each leg, was fully booked. Andre Butler-Payette, the [...]
Seychelles' and South Africa's heritage councils are to exchange best practices, expertise, and joint activities in the field of heritage conservation, preservation, and restoration through a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday. Signed by the executive director of the Seychelles National Heritage Resource Council, Benjamine Rose, and the chief executive of the National Heritage Council [...]
President Emmanuel Macron is to outline on Monday France's revamped strategy for Africa, where anti-French sentiment is running high in some of its former colonies. His speech at the presidential palace comes two days ahead of a four-nation tour of central African countries, as Paris seeks to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the [...]
Nigerians waited anxiously for first results on Sunday after a tight presidential election among three frontrunners that has energised Africa's most populous nation, where many long for change. The voting was carried out mostly peacefully, despite some ransacked polling stations and long delays. Voters stayed up late at night in many locations to observe the [...]
Well-known Seychellois artist George Camille was awarded a trophy in recognition of his contributions as an ambassador to the African Culture Fund (ACF) during an event at the Savane Hotel in Mali earlier this month. Camille received his trophy alongside his colleagues from Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Libya, Cameroon and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of [...]
US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing attention on the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in decades. Five straight seasons of poor rainfall have killed millions of livestock, destroyed crops and left some 22 million people at risk of hunger in Ethiopia, [...]
Operations at Seychelles International Airport are back to normal after they were ceased temporarily on Saturday morning following an alleged bomb threat on an Aeroflot direct flight from Moscow. The Commissioner of Police, Ted Barbe, told reporters that the alleged threat was received through an email that arrived at 8.42 a.m stating "there was a bomb [...]
