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

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

23 inmates escaped from the prison in Moroni on Wednesday evening, in circumstances still unknown, according to the prosecutor's office and the prison administration

The French ophthalmological mission of 'Terre d'ophtalmo' ended last Thursday with 50 surgeries and 500 school-level screenings

Comorian director Intissam Dahilou's short film has been selected for the 9th edition of the Emergence Film Festival to be held in the beginning of November in Lomé, Togo

With the promulgation of the Tourism Code, a gap has been noted with regards to monuments and historical sites, on which there is no provision; there are therefore no penalties for the degradation of this part of the heritage

The technical validation workshop of the national development plan was held in the presence of the Minister of Health and the WHO representative in the Comoros

To ensure compliance with health regulations and maintenance of the cold chain to guarantee optimum storage temperatures for customers and end consumers, Terminal Moroni will increase its capacity for receiving refrigerated containers to 60, or over 76%

Yemenia Airways was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the 2009 crash off the Comoros islands that killed the 152 passengers on board

A new mother and baby centre was opened in Fomboni to support thousands of births through the cooperation of the UAE Red Crescent

Onicor CEO Abdou Miroidi is on a tour to raise awareness about the reasons for the rice shortage in Ndzuani, namely the pandemic and the ongoing war

To broaden the tax base, the General Administration of Taxes and Domains intends to rely on municipal elected officials and local stakeholders by empowering mayors to conduct a census of taxpayers in their areas

In the capital, apart from a few incidents, the compulsory written tests were held in a calm atmosphere; out of 521 candidates registered, only 16 did not answer the call to school