FILE - Comoros' President Azali Assoumani waves as he is escorted by Chinese officials upon arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport, in Beijing, on Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, ...

MORONI, Comoros — The president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros was “slightly injured” in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader on Friday, his office said. One ...

MORONI (Reuters) - Comoros president Azali Assoumani is "out of danger" after he was injured on Friday in a knife attack by a 24-year-old policeman who was found dead in his cell a day later, ...

MORONI (Reuters) - (This Jan. 25 story has been corrected to clarify that President Assoumani's remarks have been interpreted in different ways by the government and his opponents. The translation of ...

CAPE TOWN, South AfricaCAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros voted Sunday for president in Africa’s first national election of 2024. Incumbent President Azali Assoumani, ...

Comoros, a small island nation in the Indian Ocean, has entered a second day of sociopolitical unrest. Protests followed President Azali Assoumani's reelection victory, depicted by his opponents as ...

MORONI (Reuters) - Comoros President Azali Assoumani has put his son, Nour El Fath, in charge of coordinating government affairs as he reshuffled his cabinet following a tense January election that ...

Following the provisional results of the elections on January 14, Azali Assoumani prepares to embark on his second term as president of the Comoros. The opposition’s outcry at the results has sparked ...

Comorans voted in a presidential election Sunday, with incumbent Azali Assoumani saying he was confident of victory and the opposition claiming electoral fraud. Several opposition figures on the ...

President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani, who took office Sunday in the capital of Moroni, pledged to build a "united and solidary" nation. "In my capacity as President of the Republic of the Comoros, ...

Comoros braces for a pivotal election as nearly 340,000 eligible voters navigate calls for a boycott, all while 65-year-old incumbent Assoumani faces multiple contenders in his bid to retain power.

MORONI, Comoros (AP) — The president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros was “slightly injured” in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader on Friday, his office said.