Vice President Afif sworn in, pledges to help new president’s vision of reform
Ahmed Afif was sworn in as the Vice President of Seychelles on Tuesday at State House in the capital, Victoria. Afif ran alongside Wavel Ramkalawan,…
Messages of congratulations pour in to Seychelles’ newly elected President
Messages of congratulations have been pouring in to the newly elected President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, since he was declared on Sunday the winner of…
China blasts ‘bully’ US ahead of Pompeo visit to Sri Lanka
China warned the United States not to “coerce and bully” Sri Lanka ahead of a visit Tuesday to the strategically-placed island by US Secretary of…
Seychelles’ National Assembly to be sworn in, with former opposition in firm control
Seychelles’ seventh National Assembly will be sworn in this week with the party once known as the opposition now in firm control of both the…
Tanzanians to vote as alarm soars over stifling of democracy
Tanzanians head to the polls on Wednesday in an election set to be a litmus test of President John Magufuli’s authoritarian style after a five-year…
President Wavel Ramkalawan sworn in after sea-change election for Seychelles
Seychelles’ newly elected leader, Wavel Ramkawalan, was sworn in as the country’s fifth president in a ceremony at State House in the country’s capital on…
Opposition’s Ramkalawan in historic Seychelles vote win
Wavel Ramkalawan on Sunday won the Seycelles presidential election, the first opposition victory since the Indian Ocean archipelago’s independence from Britain over four decades ago….
New brochures ID the natural and historical attractions in Seychelles’ capital
Two brochures featuring the botanical and historical highlights in Victoria – the capital city of Seychelles – hope to enhance hikes in the city. The…
Spain declares virus emergency as global cases soar
Spain declared a national state of emergency Sunday to tackle a second coronavirus wave as the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a third straight day…
Once the opposition, LDS celebrates a political sweep and new control of Seychelles
Following a landslide victory in the country’s presidential and legislative elections, supporters of the political party Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) took to the streets on…
Wavel Ramkalawan wins presidency of Seychelles, unseating incumbent in his 6th run for top office
Wavel Ramkalawan unseated the incumbent President of Seychelles in the island nation’s three-day election, winning nearly 55 percent of the vote and ushering in a…
Looters raid Nigeria food warehouse as unrest spreads
Several thousand people ransacked and looted a government food warehouse in central Nigeria on Saturday in the latest in two weeks of unrest sweeping over…
Vote turnout in Seychelles’ presidential, National Assembly elections tops 75 percent
Voters across Seychelles’ three main islands cast ballots on Saturday for the presidential and National Assembly elections, with more than three-fourths of eligible voters casting…
3 presidential candidates in Seychelles wish for fair, peaceful election
Leaders contesting the presidential election in Seychelles said Saturday that they hope the process is fair and peaceful and that the country respects whoever is…
Seychelles votes: One third of eligible voters cast ballots by mid-day in election
Around 32 percent of eligible voters in Seychelles had cast their ballots by 12 noon on Saturday, the main voting day, in the presidential and…