With focused restructuring plan, Seychelles eyes Olympic medal in 2028
With the aim of winning a first-ever Olympic medal in 2028, the Seychelles National Sports Council (NSC) is restructuring its high level sports programme and setting up a talent identification section.The chief executive of the NSC, Jean Larue, told re…
60 Seychellois to take part in Environmental Youth Leadership Programme to sharpen skills, knowledge
Sixty young people in Seychelles will be equipped with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to take on local climate action-related causes in their communities in a new initiative.Dubbed the Environmental Youth Leadership Programme (EYLP), the 18-mont…
Air Seychelles to resume flights to Mauritius in October after 18-month pause
Air Seychelles will resume scheduled passenger flights to Mauritius starting October 3, the airline said on Monday.The Seychelles’ national carrier suspended flights to Mauritius in March last year in view of restrictions imposed by the Mauritian gover…
UN Sounds Alarm on Tigray Harvest
GENEVA – The desperate need for food aid in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region will persist into 2022 because the harvest is set to fail, U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths warned Friday. Griffiths, the United Nations’ new emergency relief coordinator, sounded…
Tigray Forces Vow ‘Warm Welcome’ in Face of New Offensive
NAIROBI – Ethiopia’s spreading Tigray conflict faced a dangerous escalation Friday as an Amhara regional official said Amhara forces would launch an offensive Saturday against Tigray forces who have entered the region and taken control of a town hosting a…
Vaccine Shipments to Africa Picking Up Amid Upsurge of COVID-19
GENEVA – The World Health Organization says shipments of coronavirus vaccine to Africa are picking up while the continent continues to grapple with an upsurge in COVID-19 infections. After a slight dip in cases last week, the third wave of…
Jihadi Rebels Kill 30 in North Burkina Faso, Says Official
JOHANNESBURG – At least 30 people, including members of the military, were killed by jihadi rebels in northern Burkina Faso, the government said Thursday. Eleven civilians, 15 soldiers, and four volunteer defense fighters were killed by “terrorists” in several villages…
WHO: Health Care Under Siege in Areas of Conflict
GENEVA – The World Health Organization says more than 700 health care workers and patients were killed, more than 2,000 injured, and hundreds of health facilities destroyed in countries of conflict between 2018 and 2020. A three-year analysis was carried…
South Africa’s Cape Town Copes With Tens of Thousands of Active COVID Cases
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s Cape Town is struggling to cope with more than 38,000 active cases of COVID-19, making it the epicenter of the pandemic in Africa’s worst-hit country. The provincial chairman of the Democratic Nursing Organization…
Ethiopia Suspends Work of Two Aid Groups Active in Tigray
NAIROBI – Two international aid groups said Tuesday that the Ethiopian government had suspended part or all of their operations, while the United Nations humanitarian chief warned Ethiopian authorities that blanket accusations against aid workers in the country’s embattled Tigray…