Vol 60 No 7 | COMOROS Assoumani's way 5th April 2019 Comoros's tenuous democracy appears under continuing threat as the confrontation between opposition and government after the contentious 24 March re-election victory of President Assoumani Azaly accelerates. The authorities...
Vol 57 No 6 | COMOROS Grand Comore's turn 18th March 2016 The presidential election in Comoros is heading for a run-off on 10 April after a disputed round of primaries on 21 February. Three candidates now compete to succeed...
Vol 49 No 7 | COMOROS Sitting target 28th March 2008 The overthrow of Colonel Mohamed Bacar's regime on Anjouan Island by 1,500 African Union troops and 600 Comoran soldiers took less than a day but does not guarantee...
Vol 47 No 12 | COMOROS Green revolution 9th June 2006 After the man his supporters call 'the Ayatollah' won the 14 May presidential poll with 58 per cent of the vote, people are waiting to see what President...
Vol 46 No 11 | COMOROS Three into one 27th May 2005 Once again, the islands quarrel and South Africa tries to reconcile them Rival leaders seemed to have found a way out of years of coups and secessionist crises when they adopted a new power-sharing constitution in 2001. Now, tensions over...
Vol 46 No 11 | COMOROS A man from Anjouan 27th May 2005 It is Anjouan island's turn to fill the Union presidency after elections in April 2006. Leading candidates include:
Vol 38 No 17 | COMOROS Microsplinters 29th August 1997 Two small islands declare independence while demanding recolonisation by France The Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros has again sprung a surprise on the world, with two of its three islands calling (separately) both for independence and for...