Seychelles votes amid concerns over hotel near marine reserve

VICTORIA, Seychelles: Citizens in the beach paradise of Seychelles vote this week in tightly fought elections amid concerns over a Qatari hotel complex being built near a world-renowned marine reserve. Voting in the Indian Ocean archipelago runs from Thursday to Saturday. Seychelles has the highest wealth per capita in Africa — around $18,000 according to the World Bank. But it lies on a key drug smuggling route between Afghanistan and East Africa that has fueled one of the highest rates of heroin addiction in the world.

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