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A man walks past a campaign poster at the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party headquarters, two days after general elections, in Luanda on August 26, 2022. Angola is awaiting for the announcement of the results of the August 24 general elections, which will decide the next president, with counts indicating a … Read More “Angola prepares to bid farewell to dos Santos amid vote dispute” »
The project was always destined to be an international and tourism venture. (Salifa Karapetyan, Seychelles News Agency) Photo license (Seychelles News Agency) – The development of Eden Island on the eastern coast of Mahe, the Seychelles’ main island will be completed later than planned, said Craig Heeger, the executive chairman. Heeger, a South African … Read More “SNA interview: 3.5 years left on Eden Island construction, proximity to Seychelles’ airport ‘a good thing’” »
Seychelles Football Federation’s technical director Osama Haround is aiming to instill a winning mentality in young players who are often too accepting of the times they lose a game. (Sedrick Nicette, Seychelles News Agency) Photo license (Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles is aiming to produce at least three top quality players every year as graduates … Read More “A winning mentality: Seychelles aims to compete at top level African football” »
(Seychelles News Agency) – Florence Benstrong, the first ever Mayor of Victoria – the capital of Seychelles – passed away yesterday after a long illness, aged 83. On hearing of Benstrong’s death, President Wavel Ramkalawan – currently in Tunisia attending the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development – sent condolences on behalf of the … Read More “Adieu Florence Benstrong: Seychelles mourns the passing of the first Mayor of Victoria” »
Angola‘s Joao Lourenco was set to remain president Thursday, as his party maintained its lead in the country’s most hotly contested election in its democratic history, with nearly all the votes counted. Results published by the country’s electoral commission gave the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) 51.07 percent of the vote with … Read More “Angola’s president set for second term as party leads vote” »
Stranded people carry their belongings as they wade through a flooded area after heavy monsoon rainfall in Rajanpur district of Punjab province on August 25, 2022. Figures from the national disaster agency showed on August 25 that 903 people had died in the floods since June, and more than 180,000 were forced to flee their … Read More “Flood toll tops 800 in Pakistan’s ‘catastrophe of epic scale’” »
This asset seizure represents the first formal outcome of the Anti-Corruption Commission’s investigation in the missing $50 million loan case (Judiciary) Photo license Purchase photo (Seychelles News Agency) – The Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles (ACCS) has announced that its investigation ‘Project Black Iron’ relating to the theft of a $50 million loan given by the government … Read More “Valabhji case: $4m worth of shares to be surrendered to Seychelles government” »
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 10, 2022 a pharmacist administers a dose of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against Monkeypox virus, at a pharmacy in Lille, northern France. They have travelled miles and crossed borders: the monkeypox vaccination campaign has taken an unexpected turn in Europe, with hundreds of people going abroad … Read More “Million Covid deaths in 2022: WHO” »
Tourism arrivals for the year have surpassed the 200,000 mark but economic stability remains in a fragile state , says the Central Bank of Seychelles. (Betymie Bonnelame, Seychelles News Agency) Photo license (Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles’ economy remains in a fragile state, despite positive performance in the tourism sector, said a top official … Read More “Central Bank: Seychelles’ economy remains fragile, despite some positives” »
Brikole has successfully started the export of old fishing nets from Seychelles to Europe so that they may be recycled (Seychelles Nation). Photo license (Seychelles News Agency) – A newly established circular business in Seychelles, Brikole, on Wednesday sent out its first shipment of exhausted fishing nets to Europe for recycling, removing 50 tonnes … Read More “Circular economy: First shipment of fishing nets sent from Seychelles to Europe for recycling” »
