Herminie win raises hope of boost to India-Seychelles ties: Tourism, investments & defence partnership key focus

The victory of Patrick Herminie in last week's presidential elections in the Indian Ocean Region state of Seychelles has raised hopes of re-energising the India-Seychelles partnership that tapered during the last five years. Tourism, Indian...

Seychelles Halts Qatari Resort Plan

Seychelles’ president-elect, Patrick Herminie, has pledged to halt the construction of a luxury resort on Assumption Island, funded by Qatar, describing the current agreement as “unacceptable.” Herminie, who will be sworn in on October 26,...

Seychelles’ president-elect set to halt tourist development

Seychelles’ president-elect says that once sworn in, he will halt the construction of a controversial Qatari-funded luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive island. Speaking to the BBC, Patrick Herminie, who will come to power in the Indian...

Seychelles' president-elect set to halt tourist development on tiny island

Majid Mohamed ShareSave During last month's election campaign Patrick Herminie promised to heal divisions in the small island nation Seychelles' president-elect says that once sworn in, he will halt the construction of a controversial...

Does Ramkalawan’s defeat mean Seychelles' democracy is maturing?

Does Ramkalawan’s defeat mean Seychelles' democracy is maturing? As the old guard storms back in recent elections, Seychelles may be entering a phase of stable power alternation. Patrick Herminie’s triumph in Seychelles’ presidential run-off has...

Marshall Islands slams IMO delay on shipping carbon tax

The Republic of the Marshall Islands(RMI) has expressed deep frustration and disappointment following the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) failure to move forward with a decisive vote on a global shipping carbon tax — a delay reportedly...

Kenya attracts Sh117bn capital as investors shift from tech to real-economy sectors

AGRICULTURE, Education and Energy have emerged as the sectors that attracted the most capital for Kenya as investors changed tact and started channeling investments to early-stage startups. New market data for the three months to September 2025,...

Nanaimo’s Shane Gross earns honour in Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

For the second year in a row, a Nanaimo-based photographer has been recognized as one of the top photographers by the U.K.-based Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Shane Gross was the only Canadian category winner in 2025 with his Like...

2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards

NFK Editors - October 16, 2025 The Natural History Museum in London holds a yearly contest for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. This year, the contest had a record 60,636 entries from around the world. Here are some of this year’s best...

Our favourite Seychelles hotels for a tropical escape

It’s little wonder the palm-dotted Seychelles archipelago, just off Africa’s east coast, is a honeymoon hotspot. Newlyweds will enjoy plenty of romantic downtime here, but it’s a great place for families too. Resorts have good kids’ clubs, and...

Our favourite Seychelles hotels for a tropical escape

It’s little wonder the palm-dotted Seychelles archipelago, just off Africa’s east coast, is a honeymoon hotspot. Newlyweds will enjoy plenty of romantic downtime here, but it’s a great place for families too. Resorts have good kids’ clubs, and...

Without a global plastics treaty, regions must innovate to tackle pollution

Think about the last piece of plastic you saw. It might be the cup that contained your morning coffee, or the film that wrapped your office lunch. What might seem like a simple item contains much more than meets the eye. Behind the consumption of...

Haunting hyena wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

A hyena prowling an abandoned mining town and a beetle perched to witness the destruction of its forest habitat are the winners of the year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The two grand prize winners and 19 category winners were...

Chile, UK and Madagascar Join Global Effort to Put the Ocean at the Center of National Climate Plans

Recently, at a ministerial-level New York City Climate Week event, Chile and the UK committed to the Blue NDC Challenge, underscoring both the economic and environmental value of protecting the ocean. The initiative urges coastal nations to...

There’s Always a Bigger Fish—and Bird—as Seen in the Year’s Best Wildlife Photography

Photographer Qingrong Yang was visiting Yundang Lake near his home in Fujian province, China, when he captured the stunning scene in the photo above. Yang regularly goes to this lake to photograph feeding frenzies—when birds fly low over the...

Eerie Photo of Hyena Stalking Abandoned Mining Town Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Ghost Town Visitor by Wim van den Heever. Winner of Urban Wildlife and Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025. A brown hyena among the skeletal remains of a long-abandoned diamond mining town. Location: Kolmanskop, near Lüderitz, Namibia....

Seychelles’ Patrick Herminie wins presidential run-off election

Seychelles’ opposition leader, Patrick Herminie (62), has won the country’s presidential race, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off vote, according to the local electoral commission. Herminie won 52.7% of the vote, while...

Seychelles opposition leader, Herminie, wins presidential run-off

Seychelles’ opposition leader Patrick Herminie won the presidential run-off on Sunday, electoral commission results showed, in a race dominated by environmental and economic questions. The archipelago nation has the highest wealth per capita in...

Seychelles opposition leader wins presidential run-off

Seychelles' opposition leader Patrick Herminie won the presidential run-off on Sunday, electoral commission results showed, after a race dominated by environmental and economic concerns. The Indian Ocean archipelago nation has the highest wealth...

Seychelles’s Patrick Herminie wins presidential run-off election

Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025 Seychelles’s opposition leader, Patrick Herminie, has won the country’s presidential race, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off vote, according to the electoral commission. Herminie won 52.7...