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Human traffickers deliberately capsized a boat carrying migrants off the coast of Comoros en route to Mayotte, killing 25 people. Five others are rescued alive.
2024-11-1

Comorian president Azali Assoumani grants extensive powers to his son and alleged successor Nour El Fath, allowing El Fath to intervene in multiple stages of government decision-making.
2024-08-7

Incumbent president Azali Assoumani is sworn in for his fourth term in office.
2024-05-26

Thirty-eight prisoners escape from a prison in Moroni, Comoros.
2024-04-11

Protests and riots erupts across Comoros after incumbent president Azali Assoumani was declared winner following an election earlier this month. A government minister’s house is set on fire and roads are barricated in the capital Moroni, while protestors are tear gassed by police. A person is killed and six more injured.
2024-01-18

A court in the Comoros sentences former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi to life in prison after Sambi was convicted of high treason for selling passports to stateless people in the Persian Gulf, and for other crimes, including embezzlement.
2022-11-28

Voters in the Comoros head to the polls to elect a new President.
2019-03-24

Voting begins for the second round of an election in the Comoros with a tight race expected between three candidates. They are current Vice President Mohamed Ali Soilihi, who won the first round, former coup leader Azali Assoumani and Governor of Grande Comore Mouigni Baraka.
2016-04-10

Voters in Comoros go to the polls for a presidential election with 25 candidates standing.
2016-02-21

Ikililou Dhoinine is elected president by residents of the Comoros Islands.
2010-12-29