Comorian woman says justice minister among men who raped her for years

A young Comorian woman, Raanti A, has spoken to RFI about multiple rapes she alleges she was subjected to by a man she is related to, who she says also invited several other men to sexually abuse her – one of whom she claims is the Comorian...

East Africa unites in Dar to combat $415 million illegal fishing market

Dar es Salaam. Regional and international stakeholders will gather in Dar es Salaam on September 1, 2025, to tackle the growing threat of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) in East Africa’s waters. The high-level forum, dubbed the...

President Mahama co-chairs second plenary session of Ninth TICAD in Japan

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday co-chaired the second plenary session on the 'Economy: Co-create Innovative Solutions with Africa' of the ongoing ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan. A...

President Mahama Co-Chairs Second Plenary Session of Ninth TICAD 

By Iddi Yire Accra, Aug 21, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday co-chaired the second plenary session on the ‘Economy: Co-create Innovative Solutions with Africa’ of the ongoing ninth Tokyo International Conference on African...

Lavish ‘Grand Mariage’ weddings celebrate Comoros tradition, society

It is wedding season in the Comoros, when the diaspora returns to the tiny Indian Ocean islands for days-long celebrations that mark an essential rite of passage, the “Grand Mariage”. The elaborate, tradition-infused ceremonies — which can be held...

Comoros Seeks Fisheries Cooperation with Liberia

A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed strong interest in forging a joint fisheries cooperation with the Government of Liberia, through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA). The visit, held...

Comoros: Push to turn ylang-ylang distillation to greener practices

"We lost 80 percent of our natural forests between 1995 and 2014," Abubakar Ben Mahmoud, environment minister of the country off northern Mozambique, told AFP in a recent interview. With a high population density of more than 700 residents per...

Comoros lost 80 percent of its natural forests between 1995 and 2014, its environment minister says

Union of the Comoros Islands Seeks Fisheries Partnership with Liberia

BUSHROD ISLAND, Monrovia — A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed a keen interest in establishing a fisheries partnership with Liberia through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA). The...

TCRA issues bulk SMS guidelines during election

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has issued new guidelines regarding the distribution of bulk SMS messages before, during and after the 2025 General Election. TCRA’s Director General Dr Jabiri Bakari outlined...

‘For every killed Israeli, 50 Palestinians must die,’ says former military chief

Aharon Haliva, the former head of Israeli army intelligence, said killing 50 Palestinians for every dead Israeli was “necessary” to send a message to future generations, according to local media. In a series of chilling leaked recordings, the...

Meet the NGOs striving to save the last forests of the Comoros

On the most mountainous and densely populated island in the Comoros, only the most remote forests have escaped decades of deforestation – ravages which several NGOs are now trying to repair. Strips of bare land scar the lush and green...

National Groups Unite For Forests In Comoros

(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) Mutsamudu – In Mutsamudu, the capital of Anjouan Island, part of the Comoro Islands, strips of bare land make up the lush, green slopes of the mountains. This is the most mountainous and populated island of...

Fight to save last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOs

Strips of bare land scar the lush and green mountainsides towering above Mutsamudu, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan.On the most mountainous and densely populated island in the Comoros, only the most remote forests have escaped...

Foreign ministers of 31 Arab, Islamic countries, Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Cooperation Council for Arab States secretaries-general condemn Israeli PM's 'Greater Israel' statements

DOHA: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Chad, the United Republic of the Comoros,...

Japan supports WFP food operations in Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a timely contribution of JPY 300 million (approximately US$2 million) from the Government of Japan to support humanitarian food assistance to 48,000 vulnerable people in...

WCO assists the Union of the Comoros with origin competency development

Under the framework of the EU-WCO Rules of Origin (RoO) Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization (WCO), in partnership with the European Technical Assistance Facility (EU-TAF) support to the African...

President Sheikh Mohamed meets Vladimir Putin on official visit to Russia

President Sheikh Mohamed on Thursday met Russian President Vladimir Putin during an official visit to Moscow. A reception ceremony was held at Vnukovo Airport, during which the UAE and Russian national anthems were played and a guard of honour was...

Behind the real reason for demented Trump's newest action

Monday night, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker came right out and said it. Trump sending troops into American cities has nothing whatsoever to do with crime or policing but, instead, is all about stealing the 2026 election: “Eight of the top 10...

Abdelkader Taleb Omar meets with several heads of delegations and leaders of political parties participating in African Political Parties Summit

Accra (Ghana), August 13, 2025 (SPS) – Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar, a member of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Minister of Education and Vocational Training, met with several leaders of political parties and...