Botswana Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions Amid Rising Death Toll
GABORONE, BOTSWANA – Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose country has one of the world’s highest COVID-19 infection rates per capita, has announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including extension of a nighttime curfew and postponement of the reop…
Analysts: China Expanding Influence in Africa Via Telecom Network Deals
Telecommunications networks funded and built by China are taking over Africa’s cyberspace, a dependence that analysts suggest puts Beijing in a position to exert political influence in some of the continent’s countries.Bulelani Jili, a doctoral candida…
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain pays courtesy call on Seychelles’ Foreign Minister
On Monday 12 July 2021, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain, H.E. Mr. Manuel Salazar Palma, paid a courtesy call on Seychelles Foreign Minister, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde at Maison Quéau de Quinssy.Minister Radegonde firstly welcomed the Ambassado…
President Ramkalawan receives the members of the Seychelles Stroke Foundation
President Wavel Ramkalawan met with members of the Executive Committee of the Seychelles Stroke Foundation, led by the Chairperson Ms Noëmie Woodcock this morning at State House.The President welcomed the members to State House and expressed his admira…
President Ramkalawan welcomes Seychellois divers leading the Seychelles Ocean Clean- up Project
President Wavel Ramkalawan met with a team of Seychellois divers at State House this morning, who are currently leading an ocean clean-up project in Seychelles focused on the “Reduction of ocean pollution through sea floor clean up and raising awarenes…
Cyclist involved in accident at Ma Joie is a 50-year-old visitor
Seychelles NATION was informed that the cyclist involved in an accident at Ma Joie, where a car collided with his bicycle, is actually a 50-year-old visitor and not in his 20s as was published in yesterday’s newspaper.The accident occurred around 10am …
President Ramkalawan receives Mrs Grandcourt at State House
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Director for Africa, Mrs Elsia Grandcourt, paid a courtesy call on President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House this morning. Also present was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr Sylvestre…
Enhancing maritime security at the centre of UNSC high-level debate By Laura Pillay
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday held a high-level open debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security: A case for international cooperation’, which was presided over by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.PM Modi said that maritime route…
Child prodigy scouting local students for world first rocket launch project
Issey Ryu Itahashi, the 13-year-old child-prodigy who is presently teaching on an unpaid internship at the Vallon secondary school, yesterday launched a special project, which if successful will be a world first and go a long way towards promoting Seyc…
Building capacity of women business owners to go beyond domestic market
The Seychelles Chapter of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Federation of Women in Business yesterday kicked off a three-day training programme aimed at building the capacity of female business owners in Seychelles to broaden their hori…