Comoros prisoners escape Stories

Five suspects still at large after Wundanyi prison escape
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 28, 2025

By Sunday, three of the suspects were recaptured in the Godoma area of Mwatate Subcounty and have since been transferred to the Manyani Maximum Securi...

Comoros president says he intends to hand power to his son
Reuters  |  Jan 24, 2025

El Fath has previously said Comoros, a group of three islands in the Indian Ocean off East Africa, is not a monarchy.

Attempt to rescue jailed family members fails as guards at Somalia’s Galkaayo prison repel armed attackers
Hassan Mohamed  |  Jan 11, 2025

The five prisoners are in jail to serve various sentences for murder committed three months ago with the main suspect sentenced to death by firing squ...

KQ temporarily suspends flights to Comoros and Mayotte over cyclone Chido threat
Amina Wako  |  Dec 14, 2024

The airline plans to resume flights on December 16, 2024, provided weather conditions improve significantly.

Comoros president 'out of danger' after knife attack, minister says
Reuters  |  Sep 14, 2024

Azali was attacked as he attended a funeral, according to the presidency. The motive for the attack has not yet been determined

DR Congo government says 129 killed in attempted prison break
Reuters  |  Sep 03, 2024

nterior Minister Shabani Lukoo said a fire had also broken out in the jail's administrative building, its food depots and a hospital.

COSAFA CUP 2024: 10-man Emerging Stars fall to Comoros
Michael Kirwa  |  Jun 30, 2024

Kenya hopes of making the knockout stages now hinge on them defeating Zimbabwe in their final group match on Tuesday.

COSAFA CUP 2024: Emerging Stars train guns on Comoros
Michael Kirwa  |  Jun 30, 2024

This will be Harambee Stars U23's second match in the ongoing COSAFA Cup after overcoming Zambia 2-0 in their opening match

Comoros President sworn in for fourth term after disputed poll
Reuters  |  May 26, 2024

One person was killed and at least 25 injured in violent protests that erupted after the election body declared Azali Assoumani re-elected to another...

38 inmates on the run after walking out of Comoros prison main gate
AFP  |  Apr 11, 2024

Officials in the Indian Ocean archipelago said 38 prisoners escaped an overcrowded jail in the capital, Moroni, in a jailbreak initiated by a detained...

Tensions as Comoros opposition demands presidential vote annulment
Agency  |  Jan 17, 2024

Election officials said Assoumani had won 62.97 percent of the vote in Sunday's ballot, but the five opposition challengers have cried foul, alleging...

Comoros President Azali Assoumani re-elected
Agency  |  Jan 17, 2024

Only 16.3 per cent of the country's 340,000-strong electorate turned out, according to the official results.

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