Moroni, Comoros – AFP The man who attacked Comoros President Azali Assoumani with a knife, wounding him slightly, has been found dead in prison in unclear circumstances, the public prosecutor said on Saturday. The attack on the president took place on Friday afternoon during a funeral for a well-known religious leader in a village near [...
Moroni, Comoros – AFP Comoros security forces responded with tear gas and arrests on Wednesday after groups, angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani, tried to block roads in the capital. Debris and burning tyres were scattered in several streets of Moroni and the Indian Ocean archipelago’s largest street market lay ...
Berlin, Germany – AFP The African Union said Monday that Israel’s response to Hamas’s attack last month was “inexcusable”, warning that civilian casualties would fuel further “extremism”. “The acts (of Hamas) are reprehensible… but the response is inexcusable,” AU chairman Azali Assou...
