Africa Seychelles As part of the fight against climate change and the country's mission to achieve 15% renewable energy by 2030, the UK High Commission, in collaboration with Gridworks, has launched a solar industry capacity building programme
Africa Seychelles The government is currently seeking teachers from Uganda as part of its attempt to revamp the sector and remove instructors who do not have approved teaching qualifications
Africa Seychelles Life expectancy in Seychelles has fallen by 3,8 years and stands at an average of 73,5, while the number of deaths has increased, two figures attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic according to the National Statistics Bureau
Africa Seychelles The provision of more space for the University of Seychelles functions at its Mont Fleuri campus, the India-Seychelles Centre for Excellence in ICT, and in Anse Royale, is receiving top government attention
Africa Seychelles Students from the Seychelles Institute of Art & Design and the Seychelles International School collaborated with Scottish street artist Shona Hardie as part of a skills exchange art project funded by the British High Commission
Africa Seychelles During the recent Ocean Race Summit, the use of the ocean as a living laboratory and future developments of the Blue Economy in Seychelles were discussed in a meeting between Seychelles officials and the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean
Africa Seychelles A team of researchers from the University of Exeter and the Seychelles Islands Foundation has confirmed that Aldabra Atoll has the second largest population of green turtles in the region, still growing thanks to 50 years of enforced protection
Africa Seychelles Fighting corruption and improving the skills of health workers are two areas on which bilateral relations with South Africa will focus
Africa Seychelles A survey launched across the country seeks public opinion on the marketing of sex toys, with the consultations set to help the Department develop regulations to ensure the proposal is implemented in the most effective and safe way
Africa Seychelles Programmes on 'Byenveni Kreoflix', the country's first Creole entertainment streaming service, are also available through a monthly subscription; programmes are mainly in Creole with elements of English and French
Africa Seychelles With reforestation and increased biodiversity at the heart of its objectives, the National Assembly has adopted part of a wetland on the outskirts of the capital that is home to the red mangrove, one of the seven mangrove species native to the Seychelles
Africa Seychelles Transport Minister Derjacques yesterday visited ongoing road projects undertaken by the Seychelles Land Transport Authority, and expressed his satisfaction with the ongoing progress which he said will bring great benefits to the local population
Africa Seychelles UNESCO's IOC has named Angelique Pouponneau, an environmental lawyer from the country, among the 15 experts who will serve on the Decade Advisory Board to assist Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in coordinating the UN Ocean Decade 2021-2030