Loving kinship with stray dogs in Seychelles leads to photo calendar fundraiser for animal societies
Calendars and stray dogs: How would you link them together? A Slovakian-born photographer, Erika Valkovicova, found the connection when she raised funds for two animal welfare societies in Seychelles through the sale of calendars.Following a long, unex…
President of Seychelles offers condolences after passing of longtime leader of Mauritius, Anerood Jugnauth
The Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan sent a message of condolence to Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday to express his deep sympathies following the death of former President and Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth, the Foreign Affai…
Europe’s progress against COVID-19 good for Seychelles, but Central Bank has wary eye on variants
The easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Europe thanks to nations’ rising vaccination numbers and falling infection rates will have positive effects on tourism in Seychelles, said a top official.However, the governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CB…
Attacks in Eastern DR Congo Kill Dozens, Force 1,000s to Flee
The U.N. refugee agency says at least 57 civilians were killed, including seven children, and nearly 6,000 forced to flee, when their displacement sites came under attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province on May 31.The armed …
Reporter’s Notebook: Breezy Regional Capital Belies Horrors of Tigray Conflict
The breezy, cool markets are moderately crowded on Wednesday afternoon, and blue tuk-tuks whiz through the streets. Sidewalk juice and coffee shops are busy, in what appears to be a relaxed regional capital. But it is not long before we notice glimpse…
Tigray Rebels Say They Intend to Fight Until Victory
Shops remained shuttered, some government workers hadn’t been paid and the town’s main hospital was laid to waste. But the Tigrayan fighters still claimed victory, swaggering through the streets of Hawzen with their guns.It wouldn’t last long.Hawzen, …
2 Migrants Dead, More Than 100 Rescued Off Tunisian Coast
TUNIS, TUNISIA – The bodies of two migrants have been recovered from the Mediterranean Sea and another 20 remain missing a day after two Europe-bound boats foundered off the coast of Tunisia, officials said Wednesday.Tunisian naval units rescued a tota…
France Halts Joint Military Operations with Mali Over Coup
PARIS – France said Thursday it would suspend joint military operations with Malian forces after the West African country’s second coup in nine months, adding to international pressure for the military junta to return civilians to positions of power.Th…
Recognized in 2020, Somalia’s Cycling Federation Faces Challenges
MOGADISHU – Bicycling enthusiasts around the globe are celebrating World Bicycle Day Thursday, including in Somalia, a Horn of Africa nation still struggling for stability after years of conflict. Somalia’s cycling federation was just recognized last y…
President receives writer Robert Mondon at State House
President Wavel Ramkalawan received Seychellois writer, Mr Robert Mondon for a courtesy call at State House yesterday.Mr Mondon presented President Ramkalawan with copies of his collection of published short stories entitled “En Tapi Pyeste” as well as…