The King of Ashanti – 24 years of exile in Seychelles

During the turbulent days of empire the colony of Seychelles was home to quite a few exiles. TONY MATHIOT tells the story of the banishment of one particular King whose exiles have had an enduring social impact on the island where he stayed. …for twenty-four years. He arrived in Seychelles aboard the SS Dwarka on Tuesday 11th September of 1900; […]

Seychelles election marks first opposition victory in 44 years

Wavel Ramkalawan wins presidency ousting incumbent United Seychelles party leader An Anglican priest won the Seychelles presidential election on Sunday, marking the first opposition victory since the Indian Ocean archipelago’s independence from Britain more than four decades ago. Wavel Ramkalawan won enough votes in the first round to clinch the presidency on his sixth attempt and called […]

Celebrating National Day: Seychelles Consul Interview preview

Celebration Seychelles National Day This week, on #DiplomaticLicense, We’re delighted to show you snippets Of Seychelles 🇸🇨 Day in Accra! The usual flamboyant celebration had to be minimized due to the restrictions of Covid19. Come, let’s join consuls from other countries in celebrating Seychelles. Tune in to #CitiTV  

Department of Health: Conditions for entry of persons into Seychelles

These guidelines are in force as of 1st August 2020 and will be reviewed periodically.  As of 1st August 2020 Seychelles International Airport is open for scheduled commercial passenger flights.  Types of flights allowed: Private jets with passengers destined to authorized resorts, yachts or residential facilities  Chartered passengers flights with passengers from permitted countries under conditions set […]

Honorary Consulate of Seychelles in Ghana Celebrates National Day

Figure 1: From left: Honorary Consul of Congo, Mr. Jean Pierre Diassouka, Honorary Consul of Trinidad & Tobago Mr. Hilton John Mitchell, Honorary Consul of Italy, Mr. Stefano Pezza, Honorary Consul of Seychelles, Mr. Kwame Acquah, Honorary Consul of Belgium and Dean of the Honorary Consuls Corps of Ghana Mr. Dimitri Avraam and Honorary Consul […]

President Faure sends congratulatory message to Russia

The Russian Federation today, 12 June 2020, celebrates its Independence Day. To mark this occasion, President Danny Faure has sent a congratulatory message to his Russian counterpart, H.E Vladimir Putin. In his message, President Faure expressed that “Our two countries share a warm relationship underpinned by common interests and close cooperation across a broad spectrum […]

Air Seychelles to operate inbound flights for Seychellois nationals

Air Seychelles is working closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs to plan a series of inbound flights in the upcoming weeks, to return Seychellois nationals as well as non-Seychellois residents with permanent residence status in Seychelles, stranded across the airlines’ network and atconnecting hubs to the Seychelles. As the flights will be operated based […]

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