Category Archives: Athletic
Come out and cheer: Seychelles’ Cote d’Or football club looking for support against South African team
The Seychellois football club Cote d’Or will start its first-round journey in the Total Champions League competition of the Confederation of African Football against a South African side on Saturday.
Cote d’Or will face Mamelodi Sundowns in Seychelles, a group …
Madagascar tongue-twisters tackle Tunisia for semi-finals place
Before the Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in Egypt last month, Madagascar were best known for the tongue-twisting surnames of players such as Anicet Andrianantenaina and Charles Andriamahitsinoro.
Now, 20 days into the biennial tournament, the Indian Ocean islanders …
Arrests, new curfews in Sri Lanka after anti-Muslim riots
Sri Lanka’s police arrested over 100 suspects and reimposed night curfews in violence-prone areas Wednesday after anti-Muslim riots left one man dead and caused extensive damage to homes, businesses and mosques.
Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said 78 people arrested in …
After pirate attack off Somalia, judge orders that 5 suspects are held in Seychelles
Three out of five suspected pirates from Somalia who were transferred to Seychelles by EU NAVFOR last week were remanded until May 13 by the Supreme Court on Monday.
The EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta transferred the five suspects to …
North Korea’s Kim in Russia for first talks with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was looking forward to his first talks with President Vladimir Putin as he arrived in Russia on Wednesday seeking support in Pyongyang’s nuclear deadlock with the United States.
Kim’s armoured train rolled …
