New York Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Among the 10 best-governed countries in sub-Saharan Africa are Mauritius, Seychelles and Cape Verde, according to a newly released index.
Critical Distance Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Praslin, Seychelles Originally uploaded by bodji Today if you happen to be in the Seychelles, you're invited to an open day being organised at the BBC's East African relay station. They're 20 years old this month. Interesting to read the discussions in Hansard that happened in the UK House of Lords in 1984. This goes back to the days well before the place was built. Despite the discussion, I would...
strange maps (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Nobody had ever heard of San Serriffe before April 1, 1977, when the Guardian newspaper of London published a special 7-page supplement on the 10th anniversary of that nation’s independence from Britain. The archipelago was discovered by the English in 1421, colonised by the Spanish and Portuguese and later annexed by the British, ceded to the [...]
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Mozambique national airlines, LAM, has been awarded a safety certificate by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) after undergoing the Operational Safety Audit (OISA), APA has learned Friday. IOSA is a program that began five years ago, and to-date 570 audits have been conducted. IATA states that IOSA “is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed [...]
VoIP (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Italy and the Seychelles are both in 55th place worldwide regarding corruption in the public sector. Our Country has dropped 14 positions down the list since 2007, thanks to an increase in "abuse of public office for personal benefit". I would like to suggest to Seychelles President James Michel that his country should consider twinning with Italy. A large country such as ours could turn that tiny...
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa in Dubai has won for the second time the Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Award. The distinctive desert retreat owned by Emirates Hotels and Resorts, was selected by Conde Naste to join the exclusive list of 20 most
All Africa (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
The International Monetary Fund has commended the Government for maintaining economic stability in the wake of post-election violence.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
My father, Robert Graham Holt, died on 27 July after a notable career as an agriculturalist and teacher in developing countries, mainly African, followed by devoted service to the local Suffolk community in which lived with his wife on retirement.
BBC (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The Maldives, Sri Lanka, Seychelles and Mauritius are all popular tourist destinations. Robin White tells the stories behind the tourist facades, visiting Mauritius for part four of this series.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
National football league giants Rayon Sports are ready to turn over rival clubs in their quest for glory come next season that gets underway this Saturday.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The United States' new unified military command for Africa, Africom, became fully operational on Wednesday as officials dismissed claims it had a hidden agenda.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Recently, to use the mealy-mouthed expression, a local daily in Nairobi reported that relatives of some Kenyan refugees in Uganda are crossing the border to join them.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
As of Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at least 536 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Outside the Afghan region, the Defense Department reports 66 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, three were the result of hostile action. The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
THE National Assembly yesterday afternoon turned into a theatre for a Swapo victory celebration over the Omuthiya local elections in which Swapo took six of the seven seats.
