Intelvision says telecom prices in Seychelles expected to drop with new cable system
Telecommunication services in Seychelles will get a boost from a new cable system that will be leased by Intelvision, a local service provider, with support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).The new cable system is expected to be in plac…
Yachting Association launches kitesurfing competition in Seychelles
Kite surfers took flight across the waters of Seychelles’ Praslin island recently as the local Yachting Association has started organising weekly competitions in the island nation.Kitesurfing is a wind-powered sport popular on beaches around the world …
Seychellois youth ages 12-17 can receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine next month
Seychelles will administer the Pfizer vaccine to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 at schools next month, a new phase in the island nation’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.The new consignment of a little over 31,000 vaccine doses is expected to…
Roots Juicery offers health-focused Seychellois pure fruit juices
Health-conscious individuals in Seychelles now have a wider range of products they can choose from after Roots Juicery – a company that makes healthy juices and snacks – opened its doors.The brainchild of Sandrine Adeline, Roots Juicery is the first co…
3 Groups of Students Freed in Nigeria in 24 Hours
LAGOS – Authorities in northern Nigeria announced three separate groups of kidnapped students were freed within 24 hours, prompting speculation late Friday that large ransoms had been paid to the gunmen blamed for a spate of recent abductions.Among tho…
De Beers, National Geographic Form Partnership to Protect Botswana’s Okavango Delta
GABORONE – Mining giant De Beers and the National Geographic Society have announced a partnership to protect the waters and endangered animals of Botswana’s iconic Okavango Delta. The vast UNESCO World Heritage wetland is threatened by climate change a…
COVID Pandemic Dampens Africa’s Economic Growth
NAIROBI, KENYA – Three years ago, nearly every country in Africa agreed to be part of a continental free trade area intended to lower tariffs and boost economies. But the agreement has yet to be fully implemented because of restrictions stemming from …
African Governments Commit to Eradicating Poliovirus Type 2
NAIROBI, KENYA – African countries have committed to ending all forms of polio after cases of vaccine-derived polio increased last year, partly because of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, Africa had been declared free of the wild p…
UN Chief: No Military Solution to Ethiopia Crisis
The U.N. secretary-general said Thursday that there is “no military solution” to Ethiopia’s 10-month-old conflict, and he urged the parties to stop fighting and open a dialogue.”In every sense, the future of Ethiopia is at stake,” Antonio Guterres told…
WHO Says COVID-19 Wave ‘Stabilizing’ in Africa
A World Health Organization official said Thursday that the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent appeared to be stabilizing, but numbers of infections are still very high, with almost 248,000 new cases reported in the past week alone. D…