Africa Seychelles Seychelles has gone down three places on the World Press Freedom Index, from 34th in 2023 to 37th in 2024; in 2022 was ranked 13th out of 180 countries and was the highest ranking in Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa Seychelles An in-depth review of the national biodiversity strategy and action plan was initiated at an initial stakeholder meeting to align national biodiversity targets with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Africa Seychelles The government proposes increases in wages, minimum wage and pensions for the 2025 budget; the budget proposal is 11,9 billion rupees ($880 million), the largest budget in Seychelles' history
Africa Seychelles The primary school of Grand Anse Mahe reopened, on the occasion of Library Week, its newly renovated library after a four-year hiatus
Africa Seychelles The Confucius Institute of Seychelles confirmed that some 3.600 Seychellois have used its services over the past 11 years