African leaders have called for concerted investment in energy and water infrastructure to accelerate the achievement of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.The leaders made the call at the Africa Day event held under…
The financial liberalization of Ethiopia will attract extra capital and change the landscape of the sector in the country, Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa Principal Innovation for Resilience, Elias Omondi, said.In an exclusive interview with EN…
The Ministry of Mines has announced that activities are well underway to enable companies engaged in mineral exploration and production in the Tigray region resume operations soon.Various international mining companies have already given confirmation t…
Clients of Absa Bank Seychelles now have the option of buying goods at any shop in Seychelles and paying later with the introduction of the bank’s new product on Thursday.The new product is called ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) and was launched in a cerem…
African fishermen, mostly from Senegal and Ivory Coast who work on dozens of European Union vessels that operate in West Africa and the Indian Ocean, took part in a strike that lasted from June 5-8, alleging wage violations.Around 40 vessels flying the…
The population of Seychelles is 119,878, according to the latest estimated figures of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), following a population and housing census completed in 2022.The figures for the census in 2010 was 89,770 and the latest resu…