Africa Comoros The prices of food and basic necessities in the country have grown to a point that some products such as rice, flour, vegetable oil and meat products have almost doubled in the recent crisis escalation
Africa Comoros A vaccine against the papillomavirus - the virus that causes cancer of the cervix, vagina and vulva - has been validated by the Council of Ministers
Africa Comoros To better tackle the problem of rubbish in Mutsamudu, Fomboni and Moroni, Comoros main cities, the Japanese government has granted the Union of the Comoros a donation of $2.270.497
Africa Comoros A list of organisations, structures and movements considered 'terrorist organisations' has been issued in an ordinance released by the Ministry of the Interior
Africa Comoros Over 800 tourists are expected to land in Moroni in the coming months; a total of 7.000 entered in 2020 generating 1,4% percent of Comoros GDP
Africa Comoros 21 MPs out of 24 approved the bill "fixing the number of electoral constituencies for the election of members of the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros"
Africa Comoros 59 health workers fighting Covid-19 have now been recruited by the state in recognition of their pandemic efforts
Africa Comoros 2Africa cable has just landed in the country; Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and Digital Economy added that the cable deployed in the country has a capacity of 500GB instead of 26GB
Africa Comoros The country will assume the presidency of the African Union this year, the first time the island nation has been entrusted with this task
Africa Comoros The prices of basic foodstuffs have doubled or even tripled in just a few weeks; some traders are ready to fall in line with the new prices approved by the authorities "if only wholesalers would decide to set an example"
Africa Comoros Agence Nationale Régulation des TIC and customs have signed a partnership for the control of electronic equipment, mainly to achieve compliance with international standards; a joint commission should be set up soon to ensure the follow-up of the agreement
Africa Comoros A court in Comoros sentenced former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi to life imprisonment for high treason for selling passports to stateless persons living in the Gulf
Africa Comoros The trial that opened on Monday 21 November should help clarify the nature of the economic citizenship programme, its tops and flops, but also the sale of passports outside official channels between 2008 and 2015