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October 8, 2026, 6:08 pm
11-0! Harambee Starlets Make Mince Meat of Seychelles in La Olympics Qualifier
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The national women's football team Harambee Starlets swept aside Seychelles 11-0 at the Nyayo National Stadium on Thursday afternoon in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games qualification first leg.
The Late Arrivals
- [IPS] Victoria, Seychelles -- A reflection on kinship, memory, and what the Earth has always been trying to tell us.
'The Price of a Narrow Metric - Why Vulnerability Must Count'
- [IPS] Victoria, Seychelles -- From a distance, an island nation can appear to possess everything: pristine waters, a thriving tourism industry and a strong cultural identity. Its income figures may suggest prosperity.
How Uganda Railways Built and Lost the Lake Victoria Highway
- [Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- For a landlocked country, Uganda once had a railway that did not end at the shoreline. At Port Bell and Jinja, railway tracks ran to the water.
Marine Police Warn Lake Victoria Users Against Travelling Without Life Jackets
- [Nile Post] The South East Zonal Commander of the Marine Police, Kosea Stephen Okiria, has warned people using water transport to stop travelling on the water without life jackets.
Basketball - First Bank Battle Debutants Victoria Queens in Final 8 Opener
- [Daily Trust] Nine-time winners First Bank will kick off their NBBF/Zenith Bank Women's Basketball League Final 8 campaign by squaring up against debutants Victoria Queens on Tuesday at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
The BBNJ Agreement - From Paper to Protection - the Real Test for Global Ocean Governance
- [IPS] Victoria, Seychelles -- After decades in which the high seas were too often treated as a distant frontier--vast, ownerless and beyond meaningful protection--the High Seas Treaty entered into force on 17 January 2026.
Museveni Rules Out Fuel Transport On Lake Victoria, Fears Oil Spill
- [Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- President Yoweri Museveni has ruled out the transportation of petroleum products across Lake Victoria, warning that an accident involving a fuel vessel could contaminate one of Uganda's most important freshwater resources.
Tonnes of Fishing Gear and Plastic Are Washing Up On Seychelles Beaches. We Tracked Where It Was Coming From
- [The Conversation Africa] Vast quantities of plastic and fishing gear are washing up along the shores of the Seychelles, destroying fragile ecosystems and causing significant economic problems.
