His Excellency Ambassador Baraka Luvanda received today at the Chancery His Excellency Ambassador Prof. LUKUMWENA Nsenda of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Japan. Ambassador LUKUMWENA was paying his courtesy call following his appointment as Ambassador of the Democratic of Congo to Japan early this year. He was accompanied by his Executive Assistant, Ms. Aida FALL. The duo exchanged thoughts and ideas on a variety of issues relating to their […]

To make a dent in spiralling global hunger, the world must rapidly scale up protection for vulnerable people on the frontlines of the climate crisis, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today, a week before world leaders meet in Dubai for the next UN Climate Summit, COP28. Last year alone, climate extremes pushed a staggering 56.8 million people into acute food insecurity. “Many of the world’s most fragile […]

Parliament has paid tribute to Joyce Rovincer Mpanga, a former Member of Parliament and Minister, for her commendable contribution towards women's emancipation and the education sector. Mpanga, 90, who passed away on Saturday 18 November 2023 was a celebrated educationist, women's rights activist and veteran politician having served in the pre-independence Legislative Council. In a special sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, on Tuesday 21 November 2023, MPs acknowledged […]

More than 300 representatives of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, governments, donors, and NGOs from 47 African countries gathered last month in Namibia to collectively develop a strategy for community-led and people-centered conservation in Africa. Participants from 47 countries shared their lived experiences, lessons, and challenges around community-led conservation during the first-ever Community-led Conservation Congress held in Windhoek, Namibia on October 25-27, 2023. Participants discussed the preliminary findings of a forthcoming […]

With the world’s attention having turned to the horrifying situation in Gaza, we must remember that the Sudanese people continue to face suffering on a scale that is also catastrophic. The figures coming out of Sudan are staggering: nearly 25 million people need humanitarian aid and 11 million people need urgent health assistance. More than 20 million people have now fallen into high levels of acute food insecurity, and every […]

His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah will hold a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. The emergency meeting will bring together the vice president, ministers, deputy and assistant ministers, heads of State Owned enterprises, commissions, and autonomous agencies. It takes place at 11:00 AM in the parlors of the Executive Mansion.  The meeting will focus on transitional and other matters of national concern. Distributed by APO Group on […]

His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, participated in an event co-chaired by the COP28 Presidency Unit titled “Addressing Humanitarian Needs and Famine Risk: The role of Climate Finance” taking place at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Headquarters in London, UK. The event was attended by a number of high-level participants from strategic partners in the climate adaptation agenda including the Government of Somalia, where the […]

President Wavel Ramkalawan was the guest of honour at the official opening of the fisheries week, which coincided with World Fisheries Day, November 21. The ceremony took place yesterday morning at the Seychelles Maritime Academy (SMA), Providence. The theme for World Fisheries Day 2023 is – Treasures of our Ocean Slogan - Harmony beneath the waves, sustainability in our hands, which resonates with the mandate and vision of all those in […]

The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan joined the “Ramp up Rise up Accessibility” campaign yesterday morning at State House, as part of the campaign to raise awareness on accessibility to wheelchair bound persons. The campaign is not only seeking to raise awareness on lack of accessibility for those with mobility issues but it is also geared towards both the Public and Private Sector to take into account […]