Sources: Reuters
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
The second round of the latest election in Comoros takes place. The election is still boycotted by the political opposition. 2020-02-23
Citizens of Comoros cast their votes in the country's latest legislative election which is boycotted by opposition parties. 2020-01-19
The death toll in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique has risen to 38, as aid workers struggle to reach the worst-affected areas. Seven people were also killed by the cyclone in Comoros. 2019-04-29
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
Comoros authorities are counting ballots from Sunday's incident-free, presidential primary on Grande Comore island. The presidency rotates between the nation’s three semi-autonomous islands, which also held gubernatorial elections. Provisional results are due Wednesday. Then, on April 10, 2016, the three leading candidates will vie in a runoff. 2016-02-22
Voters in Comoros go to the polls for a presidential election with 25 candidates standing. 2016-02-21