President Wavel Ramkalawan was the guest of honour at the official opening of the workshop on Parole and Pardon – Developing a Parole and Pardon system for Seychelles, held at the International Conference Centre Seychelles (ICCS) this morning. The workshop is being hosted by the Advisory Committee on the Power of Pardon under the guided theme “Parole and Pardon System for Seychelles” with the participation of local entities. During his welcome […]

FIFA World Cup 26™ (www.FIFA.com) and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ tender processes now open for Sub-Saharan Africa; African nations excelled at last year’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup™ hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand; A minimum of nine African nations will seal a spot for the biggest FIFA World Cup™ in history. FIFA is pleased to announce that it has opened two […]

The President of the Republic, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan received the outgoing Ambassador for the Republic of Korea to Seychelles, H.E Ambassador Kang Seokhee for a farewell call at State House this morning. Ambassador Kang Seokhee was accredited to Seychelles on 29th November 2022 and up to now, he has served for 1 year. The President thanked Ambassador Kang Seokhee and expressed his appreciation for his efforts to revitalize and strengthen the […]

Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari announced that the talks held by the State of Qatar and the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt on the details of the implementation plan for the humanitarian pause deal in Gaza between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) are continuing and progressing positively. Dr. Al Ansari affirmed that the start of the pause agreed upon […]

An aircraft of the Qatar Armed Forces headed Thursday to Al-Arish, the Arab Republic of Egypt, carrying 41 tons of foodstuffs provided by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), in preparation for delivery to Gaza. Qatar has so far sent 14 aircraft carrying a total of 533 tons of aid to Gaza. The aid is part of the State of Qatar's full support to the brotherly Palestinian people amid the difficult […]

Under sunny skies in Juba, the capital city of the world’s newest nation, Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) briefed members of the press. High on his agenda: Urging this country’s leaders and people to galvanize momentum towards their first post-independence elections. “Looking ahead, it would be impossible to envision free, fair, and credible elections in December 2024, unless […]

The carrier-neutral, colocation Tier IV Onix Data Centre in Accra, Ghana, is joining the Angola Cables Global Data Centre Interconnect. This integration will enhance international connectivity in Ghana and Senegal, offering access to 66 additional data centres, 8 OTTs/CDNs, and 21 IXPs. Clients will benefit from a variety of secure digital solutions and managed services through these state-of-the-art facilities. This is part of Onix’ commitment to build a dense eco-system […]

African countries still face significant capacity gaps in macroeconomic modeling, despite the huge strides they have made in terms of forecasting, analysis, and effective policy management, a new African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) study has found. The report, Benchmark Macroeconomic Models for Effective Policy Management in Africa, was launched in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa by the Bank Group’s African Development Institute on 18 November on the sidelines of the […]

FIFA Chief of Global Football Development (https://www.FIFA.com) met Indian football leaders and visited the new academy in Odisha;Talent Development Scheme is a fundamental part of FIFA’s strategy to raise national-team standards globally; the programme in India will be run jointly with the AIFF and with the support of FIFA experts. FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger has visited India to kick off the ground-breaking Talent Development Scheme (TDS) in […]