The Speaker of the Seychelles Republic Parliament, Patrick Herminie, is planning to visit Angola soon, in the framework of the reinforcement of the friendship and co-operation relations between the two parliaments.

Annette* is a small, lively woman in her early sixties. Married to an abusive husband -- who once threw boiling water on her, landing her in hospital -- she was not repeating the story with her alcoholic and drug-addicted son.