Seychelles tourism minister honoured

Nairobi; Kenya: Seychelles minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St Ange, has been conferred the high recognition of Commander of the Order of Moheli of the Comoros. He was recognised for the work he has done for the Indian Ocean Islands through the Vanilla Islands Regional Organisation. He was the first President of the Vanilla Islands and served two consecutive mandates as the Regional Organisation’s President. A year ago, he was awarded the recognition of Commander by Madagascar and also of Ambassador by France - La Reunion. This prestigious Order of Moheli Award created by Djombe Fatima in 1862, is a symbol of the Indian Ocean, which recognises courage and devotion, which will now seal links of friendship between Moheli in the Comoros and the Seychelles.
St Ange said he was honoured to have received this award. “I believe in regional cooperation and I worked hard to unite our islands under the Vanilla Islands organisation. As a region we are a strong tourism destination with diversity that can only be the envy of other tourism regions.I thank the Comoros for this recognition,” the minister said.