Comoros
8 Nov
Police in Comoros said Friday they had arrested the alleged leader of a smuggling network involved in the capsizing of a migrant boat that claimed around two dozen lives. The boat sank on a well-known smuggling route between the Comoros island of Anjouan and the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte on November 1. "The…
8 Nov
Police in Comoros said Friday they had arrested the alleged leader of a smuggling network involved in the capsizing of a migrant boat that claimed around two dozen lives. The boat sank on a well-known smuggling route between the Comoros island of Anjouan and the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte on November 1. "The…
11 Oct
Comoros shocked Tunisia 1-0 on Friday to end a run of 16 consecutive home victories by the Carthage Eagles in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Premier League sharpshooters Mohamed Salah and Bryan Mbeumo struck key goals, South Africa hit a record-equalling five and Nigeria snatched a late win in other matches. French second-tier league forward…
23 Feb
Kenya has exempted passport holders from South Africa and six other countries from paying an unpopular entry fee introduced last month.
19 Jan
The United States on Friday called on the Comoros to clarify the results of this week's disputed presidential elections, which have been followed by deadly protests.
18 Jan
Post-election violence in the Comoros turned deadly on Thursday as the first gunshot victims arrived in the hospital and troops battled stone-throwing protesters in the streets of the capital. The head of the emergency room at the El Maarouf hospital in the Comoros capital, Moroni, told reporters that six wounded people had been admitted and…
17 Jan
Comoros security forces responded with tear gas and arrests on Wednesday after groups, angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani, tried to block roads in the capital.
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