Seychelles' president-elect says that once sworn in, he will halt the construction of a controversial Qatari-funded luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive island.
Speaking to the BBC, Patrick Herminie, who will come to power in the Indian Ocean nation on 26 October, said his country had "got peanuts in that contract" and added that the current deal was "unacceptable".
The resort's construction on Assumption Island was criticised by campaigners because of its potential ecological impact.
The island is the gateway to the Aldabra atoll, which has one of the most pristine and fragile ecosystems in the world and is home to 400 species found nowhere else on the planet.
Via a Middle East investment company, Assets Group, the Qataris are building 40 luxury villas on Assumption Island, which is 1,140km (700 miles) south-west of Seychelles' main island, Mahé. They are also upgrading the concrete airstrip to receive executive jets.
