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The Seychelles declares a state of emergency after a large explosion in an industrial area on Mahé destroys commercial buildings and nearby residential housing, injuring people and also damaging the Seychelles International Airport. A separate state of emergency is also declared for ongoing floods in the country, which have killed at least three people.
2023-12-7

Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan and Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina hold a bilateral meeting in Glasgow to discuss trafficking in the south of Seychelles and maritime security in the Indian Ocean. The two leaders also discuss ways to stop gold smuggling.
2021-11-2

Seychelles approves the emergency use of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
2021-03-19

Seychelles becomes the first African country to begin vaccination campaign against COVID-19. One of the first to receive the vaccine is the president Wavel Ramkalawan.
2021-01-11

The Seychelles bans cruise ships until the end of 2021 effective immediately, amid fears over COVID-19.
2020-05-14

In exchange for some of its national debt being written off, the Seychelles designates two new marine protected areas in the Indian Ocean, covering about 210000 km2. It is the result of a financial deal, brokered in 2016 by The Nature Conservancy.
2018-02-22

The "Costa Allegra" cruise ship is left adrift in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles following an engine room fire.
2012-02-27

Polls close in the Seychelles after a three day three day presidential election with the incumbent President James Michel winning 55 per cent of the vote.
2011-05-21

A court in the Seychelles sentences ten Somali pirates to 20 years in prison.
2011-02-28

The Seychelles becomes the 112 th country to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
2010-08-11