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| Mauritius Technology | Economy - Development Isolated Mauritian island gets mobile coverage afrol News - The isolated islands of Agaléga, situated at 1,122 kilometres to the north of Mauritius, is now connected to the world via a new mobile phone network, the government of Mauritius announced today. |
| Seychelles Economy - Development Seychelles starts negotiating with creditors afrol News - Immediately after the IMF approved its credits for restructuring the economy of Seychelles, a Finance Ministry delegation left to Paris to renegotiate national debts and secure new funds from other financial institutions. |
| Seychelles Politics | Economy - Development Seychelles to swallow bitter economic reforms medicine afrol News - Seychelles, Africa's richest country, may have to adopt very painful reform strategies if it is to maintain macroeconomic stability and reduce its public debt service obligations. The IMF said this today, following approval of a two-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) to support country' economic reform effort to a tune of US$ 26 million. |
| Comoros | Réunion and Mayotte Politics Comoros loudly protests Mayotte referendum afrol News - The parliament of Comoros has demanded that a planned referendum regarding the island of Mayotte's attachment to France must be stopped. Mayotte is seen as part of Comoros by the African Union (AU). |
| Seychelles Society | Labour Foreign dominance of Seychelles judiciary increases afrol News - The Seychelles Constitutional Appointments Authority (CAA) is recommending the appointment of a Sri Lankan citizen, Mohan Nitanyit Burhan, as one of the country's new judges. This follows the appointment last week of a Tanzanian magistrate. |
Media New regional news agency services launched afrol News - {press release} In Lesotho, a new independent news agency service covering the SADC region has been launched. The service is already providing local media and institutions with much needed regional news copy. |
Science - Education | Environment - Nature New coral reef discovered in Seychelles afrol News - A previously unknown coral reef on the uninhabited Seychellois island of Curieuse has been discovered. The reef is already protected as it falls within the Curieuse Marine National Park. |
| Seychelles Economy - Development Seychelles Central Bank governor resigns afrol News - Francis Chang-Leng has this week offered his resignation as Governor of the Seychelles Central Bank to President James Michel, who has accepted it. The resignation comes as the IMF moves in to restructure the island state's ailing economy. |
| Seychelles Economy - Development | Travel - Leisure Seychelles tourist industry fears recession afrol News - As the main countries of origin of tourist arrivals to Seychelles now risk recession, the archipelago's tourism industry demands the government to act. In particular, an announced 1 November increase in tourism related taxes are seen as damaging to the already expensive destination. |
| Comoros | Réunion and Mayotte Media | Society Journalist detained on Mayotte afrol News - A photo-journalist has been detained on the French Indian Ocean of Mayotte upon arrival from the Comoran island of Anjouan in a "kwassa" boat, used by illegal migrants to Mayotte. The French photographer, Vincent Nguyen, was documenting this risky illegal migration route. |
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