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The luxury Seychelles resort where a 150-year-old tortoise mingles with celebrities
AOL
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Prices for North Island's Villa 11 start at 13,000 euros, or $15,000 a night. - CNN/Sylvain DumondNicolas Louys steps inside the primary suite of an 8,000-square-foot villa in the Seychelles and immediately points to the bed. “I’m led to believe...
Africa’s US$100 Billion Investment Gap Needs Legal Fix, Bank Chief Warns
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
Africa faces a staggering $100 billion annual shortfall in foreign direct investment, African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina told a packed legal conference in Kenya. He blamed weak rule of law, crushing debt burdens, and predatory...
Seychelles Participates In The 45Th Ordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit Of Heads Of State And Government
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The 45th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government, along with the preceding Senior Officials and Council of Ministers meetings, took place in Antananarivo, Madagascar...
Public Finance, Governance, Justice And Development: Keynote Address By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President And Chairman, Boards Of Directors, African Development Bank Group At The 2025 Kenya Law Society Conference - August 15, 2025
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) PROTOCOLS Honorable Chief Justice of Kenya, Chief Justice Martha Koome, Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court, President of the Kenya Law Society, Mrs. Faith Odhiambo, Committee Members of the Kenya Law Society, Esteemed...
International Maritime Organization’s Zero Net Framework
Global Trade - Texas
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August 15, 2025
Introduction On 11 April 2025, the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) approved draft amendments to Annex VI (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (“MARPOL”). A...
Rule Of Law Is Africa's New Gold: African Development Bank Group's (Afdb's) Adesina Calls For Bold Legal And Governance Reforms To Unlock Prosperity
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) “When Africa stands for the rule of law, the world will stand with Africa,” the President of the African Development Bank Group ( ), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has told more than 1,200 lawyers, judges, and government officials...
Seychelles And Australia Discuss Climate Change Action Goals
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ian Madeleine received the Australian Climate Change Counsellor based in the Australian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, Mr. Daniel...
Escaping Stalking and Harassment Through Legal Identity Rebirth
Justice News Flash
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August 15, 2025
Vancouver, Canada — 2025 — Stalking and harassment are not simply personal safety issues; they are sustained threats that can erode mental health, destroy careers, and force people into hiding. In an age where personal information is collected,...
President’s Cup will kick off the 2025-26 season on August 23
Seychelles Nation
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(L to r) Messrs Delorié, Rose and Nancy during yesterday’s press conference League champions Côte d'Or and Cup winners Foresters will set the ball rolling For the second consecutive year, the Foresters Football Club will be among the two teams to...
“Operation Sindoor emerged as balance military response”: Rajnath Singh delivers ‘Sandesh to Soldiers’ on eve of 79th Independence Day
The News Mill
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August 14, 2025
“Operation Sindoor” carried out by the Armed Forces under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerged as a balanced military response amidst the asymmetric warfare being witnessed across the globe,” said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh...
Observer missions push for EC appointment overhaul, lower presidential age limit
MyJoyOnline
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August 14, 2025
The Commonwealth and African Union observer missions for Ghana’s 2024 general elections have called for sweeping electoral reforms, with a strong emphasis on how Electoral Commission (EC) commissioners are appointed. In a joint report, the two...
Top 10 African countries with the least improvement in government balance
Business Insider Africa
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August 14, 2025
When this equilibrium weakens year after year, the consequences are severe and far-reaching. A deteriorating general government balance, whether caused by dwindling income, excessive expenditure, or bad fiscal planning, undermines a country's...
CDD backs election observers’ call for EC appointment overhaul, presidential age limit
MyJoyOnline
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August 14, 2025
Programmes Director in charge of Election Security at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Paul Mensah Abrampah, has backed calls by the Commonwealth and African Union Observer Missions for a transparent and merit-based process in...
Expections At United Nation General Assembly 80th Session Kudus Research And
Modern Ghana
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th Session by way of anticipate and forecasting possibly to discuss major issues at the UNGA and also at the United Nation Security Council among other issues of interest to the United Nation General Assembly 80th Session. The UN General Assembly...
Madagáscar assume presidência da Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral
Ver Angola
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The President of Madagascar replaced his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emerson Mnangagwa, at the summit's opening ceremony. "At this solemn moment in our shared history, I accept with pride and a sense of duty the mission of presiding over SADC. A...
Could Putin be arrested in the US during Trump meeting as people call for president's detention over 'war crimes'
LAD Bible
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Picture this, Russia's Vladimir Putin departs from his presidential plane in America on Friday... only to be met with handcuffs the moment he steps foot on US soil. The 72-year-old is currently scheduled to travel to Alaska this Friday (15 August)...
Seychelles: Courtesy Call By Ambassador Li Nan On Principal Secretary Madeleine
MENAFN
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August 9, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 9, 2025/APO Group/ -- On Friday, 8 August 2025, Ms. Lin Nan, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Seychelles, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Ian...
CSA Trading’s Seychelles Karting national championship roars back into action
Seychelles Nation
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CSA Trading’s Seychelles Karting national championship roars back into action After a short break during the closure of the Roche Caïman karting track for the 13th Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l’Océan Indien Games, the Seychelles...
President Ramkalawan Inaugurates New Motorable Access Road At Dan Lafous, Anse Royale
MENAFN
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August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 8, 2025/APO Group/ -- President Wavel Ramkalawan, joined by Minister for Transport Antony Derjacques, officially inaugurated a new motorable access road at "Dan Lafous" Mont...
Seychelles Tourism Academy Celebrates 181 Graduates At The 2025 Graduation Ceremony
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Seychelles Tourism Academy proudly concluded its 2025 graduation ceremony Thursday afternoon, celebrating the achievements of 181 graduates across ten specialized tourism and hospitality programs. The ceremony, held at the...