Somalia a Great Example to Rest of Africa
As Somalia’s president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, popularly known as “Farmajo”, prepares to be sworn into office on Wednesday, his ascent to power evokes positive events in Africa in the last two years. Particularly encouraging is the fact that Mohamed managed to beat his incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud who had served one term only. The latter […]
Seychelles: Politician Allowed to Manipulate Courts to Suit His Ends
Never have I read an Appeal Court judgment trouncing a judge’s actions in such stringent terms – the decision took my breath away. It was delivered by the normally temperate Appeal Court of the Seychelles in their most recent batch of judgments, and concerned a spate of decisions made by a respected senior Supreme Court […]
Ethiopia Invites Seychelles to Invest in Its Tourism Industry
The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Mr Haile Mariam Desalegn, has invited business interests in Seychelles to invest in Ethiopia, particularly in that country’s tourism industry given Seychelles’ wealth of know-how in that field. The Ethiopian premier expressed this wish during a bilateral meeting with Seychelles President, Mr Danny Faure, who was in Ethiopia to attend the […]
Humans are destroying the world; wildlife populations plunge 60% in just two generations
When you take a look at the Earth as a whole, people are responsible for the vast majority of its problems. From all of the pollution, to the terrorism and destruction, human beings do not treat our planet with the respect that it deserves. While it is easy to pass off these issues as not […]
President Danny Faure Affirmed Closer Relationship With Civil Society
President Danny Faure met with the chairman and members of the Citizen Engagement Platform Seychelles (CEPS), at State House yesterday. As he welcomed them to State House, the President noted the close working relationship he had with CEPS in his previous capacity as Vice President and how he value the work that the Non-Governmental Organization […]
Will the Seychellois Co-Habit or Mutually Destruct?
While Africa’s attention was focused on election-rigging in Gabon and Zambia, on the mainland, a rather rare victory for democracy on a tiny speck of land in the middle of the Indian Ocean – 1 800 km due east of Mombasa – went barely noticed. In Seychelles, 62 939 of the idyllic island’s 71 932 […]
Opposition Wins Seychelles Parliamentary Elections
The people of Seychelles voted peacefully in a historic parliamentary election on 8-10 September that saw an opposition coalition – for the first time in the history of the island nation – winning the majority seats in parliament. According to final results released by the Electoral Commission of Seychelles (ECS), the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) […]
Visa-free African Union Diplomatic Passport Launched: Everything you need to know about it and how to get it
It’s official—the African Union has launched its continental e-passport program Sunday as part of the opening ceremony of the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Kigali, Rwanda. But unless you’re Rwandan President Paul Kagame or Chadian President Idriss Eby, who are already carrying their fancy-looking red and gold document, an […]
Justice Melchior Vidot Sworn in As Judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles
President James Michel presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Mr. Melchior Vidot whose nomination as Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court was recommended by the Constitutional Appointments Authority in May. Judge Vidot took the Oaths of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath before the President and in the presence of the Vice-President, the Speaker of the […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Donates U.S.$1 Million to Seychelles
The American actor Leonardo DiCaprio, an increasingly active environmentalist, is donating $1 million to the Seychelles for the island nation’s climate change adaption fund, the environment minister said this week. The money is the first installment of a $5 million grant that several organizations will be giving the small island state in February that will […]
