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President Seeks UN Involvement in Ending Political Crises
allAfrica.com - Thursday, September 27, 2007
he President of the Comoros today called on the United Nations to help his country, an Indian Ocean archipelago, to resolve its political ... more
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Cholera Back in Time for Wedding, Holiday Seasons
allAfrica.com - Monday, August 13, 2007
ntil the traditional wedding season kicked off in July on Grand Comore, largest of the three islands that make up the Comoros archipelago, cholera was almost under ... more
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Govt Targets Critical TV Station
allAfrica.com - Sunday, August 12, 2007
ournalists in Africa's Comoros islands say they were prevented from traveling to the separatist island of Anjouan to cover Independence Day celebrations Friday. Local reporters say travel agencies refused to sell them airline ... more
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An Expensive Stalemate
allAfrica.com - Friday, August 03, 2007
ension is mounting as the political stalemate deepens between the Union of Comoros and one of its semi-autonomous islands, Anjouan, sparking fears of possible military action and postponing much-needed international development ... more
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Reporter from State-Owned Radio Station Imprisoned for Three Days
allAfrica.com - Friday, June 29, 2007
eporters Without Borders has "protested energetically" against the mistreatment of reporter Elarifou Minihadji of Radio Ngazidja, a state-owned radio station on the island of Grande Comore, during the three days he was held by gendarmes on the breakaway island of ... more
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Political Crisis Overshadows Smooth Elections
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, June 26, 2007
he successful second round of presidential elections on two of the three islands in the Union of Comoros has been overshadowed by the continuing political crisis on the third island, ... more
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African Union Flies in to Demand Elections
allAfrica.com - Monday, June 25, 2007
n African Union ministerial delegation has flown on a mission to the Comores to demand that the authorities on the island of Anjouan hold new free and fair presidential ... more
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African Union Cracks Down on Illegal Election
allAfrica.com - Thursday, June 21, 2007
he African Union has strongly condemned authorities on the island of Anjouan in the Comoros for holding an election in defiance of both the archipelago’s federal government and the ... more
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African Union Concerned About Anjouan
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, June 20, 2007
he meeting of the African Union (AU) Committee of Countries of the Region on Comoros has expressed concern at the situation in Anjouan, one of three main islands in the Union of the ... more
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President Defies AU to Inaugurate Himself
allAfrica.com - Friday, June 15, 2007
n defiance of both the Union of Comoros government and the African Union (AU), Mohamed Bacar, 45, inaugurated himself for a second term as the president of Anjouan Island this week. In response, the Union has sent a high-level delegation to the AU headquarters in the Ethiopian capital of Addis... more
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Government Considers Military Option to Resolve Electoral Crisis
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, June 13, 2007
military solution to end the burgeoning electoral crisis on the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan, one of three islands comprising the Union of Comoros, is being considered by the government, IRIN has reliably ... more
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Five Terror Suspects Arrested
allAfrica.com - Monday, May 28, 2007
ive suspects have been arrested at the Coast in connection with ... more
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AfDB Executive Directors Begin Field Trip
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, May 23, 2007
team of African Development Bank Executive Directors have begun a field trip to asses the performance of projects and programmes funded by the Bank Group in some of its Regional Member Countries (RMC. The tour, which will end on 27 February, involves 9 executive directors. They will visit Bank-funded... more
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COMOROS: Grand Comore reeling in aftermath of eruption
IRIN - Tuesday, May 15, 2007
OHANNESBURG Tuesday, November 29, 2005 (IRIN) - Seismic activity continues on Grand Comore as the island struggles to come to grips with the aftermath of Mount Karthala's eruption last week, blanketed by volcanic debris that is threatening public ... more
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COMOROS: Rain and aid agencies bring relief
IRIN - Tuesday, May 15, 2007
OHANNESBURG Monday, December 05, 2005 (IRIN) - As the first rain since Mount Karthala erupted brings desperately needed relief and the extent of the damage becomes clearer, aid agencies are scrambling to help authorities cope with the ... more
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COMOROS: Poverty reduction strategy to be launched
IRIN - Tuesday, May 15, 2007
OHANNESBURG Wednesday, December 07, 2005 (IRIN) - Representatives from more than 100 countries, international organisations and the private sector will be asked for financial support to help the government of Comoros improve the living standards of its ... more
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COMOROS: Donor conference attracts $200 million in pledges
IRIN - Tuesday, May 15, 2007
OHANNESBURG Friday, December 09, 2005 (IRIN) - The Comoran government has attracted pledges worth US $200 million over the next four years after presenting its poverty reduction strategy to more than 100 international community ... more
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AFRICA: EU creates new fund for African crises
IRIN - Tuesday, May 15, 2007
MSTERDAM Tuesday, December 27, 2005 (IRIN) - The EU approved 165.7 million euros (US $196.4 million) on Monday for relief efforts in 10 African countries with humanitarian crises. ... more
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COMOROS-MADAGASCAR: EU commits aid to "invisible victims"
IRIN - Tuesday, May 15, 2007
OHANNESBURG Tuesday, December 27, 2005 (IRIN) - The Indian Ocean Islands of the Comoros and Madagascar are to receive Euro 1.1 million ($1.3 million) in relief aid from the European Union ... more
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COMOROS: World vanilla prices torpedo economic growth prospects
IRIN - Tuesday, May 15, 2007
OHANNESBURG Monday, January 16, 2006 (IRIN) - Bleak vanilla price forecasts on the world market are translating into equally bleak prospects for the impoverished Comoros, as the island nation is economically dependant on the ... more
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