GENEVA – Preparations for the observation of the United Nations’ 75th anniversary are underway as the world body’s ability to maintain global peace and security appears ever more tenuous.
The United Nations was founded in the aftermath of World War …
The news that Costa Cruises is pulling out of the Indian Ocean region will have minimal impact on visitor arrivals in Seychelles, a top tourism official said.
Costa Cruises has announced it will stop operating in the region as of …
LEPHALALE (Limpopo), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday launched a campaign to curb femicide and attacks against women, urging men to change their sexist and patriarchal attitudes.
The mindset is fuelling gender violence in South Africa, which already has …
GENEVA – The U.N. office of the high commissioner for human rights welcomes the conviction and sentencing of a man for rape by a court in Mauritania.
Mauritania does not have a law to prevent gender-based violence and rape. In …
The Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) plans to introduce surveillance control as the aviation body opens tenders for the modernisation of its air traffic management system.
An air traffic management system is a group of software, hardware and processes that …
Seychelles is for the first time hosting the forum for Southern African Chief Justices in which participants reflect on critical issues impacting justice delivery in the region.
Ten chief justices and senior court administrators from 12 countries across southern and …
ADDIS ABABA – Prominent activist Jawar Mohammed does not rule out challenging his erstwhile ally, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in next year’s election, he told Reuters on Friday, after days of demonstrations by his supporters resulted in dozens of …
GENEVA – A global education fund is providing tens of thousands of Sahelian children in crisis with a quality education, bringing hope to boys and girls who have known nothing but violence and sorrow in their young lives. Education Cannot …
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA, – The Nigerian army released 25 children Thursday after clearing them of suspected ties with armed Islamist groups in the country’s restive northeast region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said.
Nigeria has fought an insurgency by militant …