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Found 4 articles.
- Vol 44 No 19
- 26/09/2003
Murder in paradise
Worsening human rights abuses, including the apparent murder of an opposition leader's sister-in-law, have brought a threat from the European Parliament's Development Commission to suspend aid. The Commission, led by Sweden's Anders Wijkman, plans to tabl...
- Vol 43 No 25
- 20/12/2002
Of ranch and rupees
In the 6 December legislative election, President France-Albert René's Seychelles People's Progressive Front polled just one per cent above the two-thirds majority needed to change the constitution and seek another term. René seized power in...
- Vol 42 No 18
- 14/09/2001
By a whisker
President René's narrow victory showed that change is in the air
- Vol 42 No 18
- 14/09/2001
Of tuna and tourists
When supermarkets run out of imported toilet paper and shoppers fight for the last disposable nappies, there's a problem - in Seychelles, if not in most African countries. And when your head of state, seeking re-election, admits times are tough and will g...
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