Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

Maddie MolloyClimate & Science reporter ShareSave A brown hyena standing beside the ruins of an abandoned diamond mining settlement has earned wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He set up his...

Seychelles runoff vote could reshape Island nation’s course

Seychellois voters went to the polls Saturday in a closely watched presidential runoff between incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan and challenger Patrick Herminie. The two face off after neither won an outright majority in the first round two weeks...

Climate change, diseases threaten Sundarbans National Park, latest IUCN World Heritage Outlook reveals

The Sundarbans National Park has experienced a deterioration in its conservation outlook status from ‘Good with Some Concerns’ to ‘Significant Concerns’ in five years. The status changed from 2020 to 2025, the International Union for Conservation...

Seychelles votes in closely contested presidential run-off election

Voters in Seychelles have been casting their ballots in a tightly fought presidential run-off between incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan and opposition leader Patrick Herminie. Polls opened in the African island nation on Saturday, with results expected...

Today in Africa — October 13, 2025: Madagascar’s President Flees Country, Seychelles Elects New President After Run-Off Election, Cameroon Awaits Election Results

NEWS Family members of a protester killed during the uprising in Madagascar carry the casket atop a van, surrounded by protesters and residents during a rally demanding the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 13,...

Seychelles president seeks to hold off opposition in election run-off

Polls opened in the Indian Ocean islands nation of the Seychelles on Thursday for a presidential run-off, with environmental and economic questions at the forefront of the election. Seychelles has the highest wealth per capita in Africa -- around...

Former speaker Patrick Herminie wins Seychelles presidential election

Former Seychelles parliament speaker Patrick Herminie defeated President Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off election, official results showed on Sunday, restoring full control of the archipelago nation's government to its longtime ruling party....

Seychelles President Faces Tight Run-Off To Prevent Opposition Victory

Home Africa Seychelles President Faces Tight Run-Off To Prevent Opposition Victory In the first round last month, Patrick Herminie, a former National Assembly speaker from the United Seychelles party, outpaced President Wavel Ramkalawan by more...

Seychelles president seeks to avert opposition sweep in run-off election

VICTORIA (Reuters) -Voters in Seychelles returned to the polls on Thursday for a run-off between the incumbent president and the leader of the longtime governing party, which has already reclaimed a majority in parliament. In the first round last...

Seychelles president bids to avoid opposition sweep in run-off election

Audio By Carbonatix VICTORIA (Reuters) -Voters in Seychelles will return to the polls on Thursday for a run-off election between the sitting president and the leader of the Indian Ocean archipelago’s longtime governing party, which has already...

Patrick Herminie wins presidential runoff election in Seychelles

Opposition leader Patrick Herminie won the presidential election in Seychelles, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in Saturday’s runoff vote, according to official results released early on Sunday. Herminie garnered 52.7 per cent of the...

Opposition leader Herminie wins presidential runoff election in Seychelles

President-elect Patrick Herminie gives a speech after winning the runoff presidential election at the Electoral Commission Headquarters in Victoria, Seychelles on Oct 12. (AP) VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct 12, (AP): Opposition leader Patrick Herminie...

Opposition leader wins presidential vote in Seychelles

Opposition leader Patrick Herminie won the presidential election in Seychelles, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in a runoff vote, according to official results released early Sunday. Herminie garnered 52.7% of the vote, with Ramkalawan...

Patrick Herminie Wins Seychelles Presidency, Ending Ramkalawan Era

VICTORIA – Former parliament speaker Patrick Herminie has won Seychelles’ presidential election, defeating incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan with 52.7% of the vote, official results showed on Sunday. The victory restores full control to the United...

World AFP 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...

Former speaker Herminie wins Seychelles election

Former Seychelles parliament speaker Patrick Herminie has defeated President Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off election, official results showed, restoring full control of the archipelago nation's government to its longtime ruling party. Herminie's...

Opposition leader Patrick Herminie wins Seychelles presidential polls

Opposition leader Patrick Herminie has won the presidential election in Seychelles, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in the runoff vote. Herminie garnered 52.7 per cent of the votes, with Ramkalawan taking 47.3 per cent. Herminie...

The Seychelles' presidential and parliamentary elections were dominated by environmental and economic concerns

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Opposition leader wins presidential runoff in Seychelles

VICTORIA, Seychelles — Opposition leader Patrick Herminie won the presidential election in Seychelles, defeating President Wavel Ramkalawan in a runoff vote, according to official results released early Sunday. Herminie garnered 52.7% of the vote,...

Seychelles HE taps into the power of regional partnerships

SEYCHELLES-AFRICA The higher education system of Africa’s least populous country – the Indian Ocean archipelago of Seychelles – is increasingly reaching out to universities in other African countries in order to expand its educational offerings,...