Complex sentence: From the Seychelles Afeef made repeated requests to the Maldive government to visit his home island Hitadu, to see his family, but the Maldivian authorities persistently ignored his requests.
Split into simpler sentences: From the Seychelles Afeef made repeated requests to the Maldive government to visit his home island Hitadu, to see his family. But the Maldivian authorities persistently ignored his requests.