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  1. Ousted Comoros separatist in Benin, wants to stayRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Reuters

    ... Union troops in March. Until the weekend he was under house arrest on France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion. Comoros' former colonial ruler France, which rejected Bacar's request for political asylum, flew the ousted leader to Benin on ...

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  2. 10 Bacar allies flee Comoros jail, head to MayotteRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | The Tocqueville Connection

    ... island of Reunion to the west African state of Benin. M AMOUDZOU, Mayotte, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - Ten of ousted Comoros leader Mohamed Bacar's closest allies, including five ex-ministers, fled to the French island of Mayotte after breaking out of ...

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  3. Reunion expels rebel Comoros leaderRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 19 | The Tocqueville Connection

    Bacar fled with 22 of his followers to Reunion from the Comoros isle of Anjouan after Comoran and African Union-mandated forces invaded Anjouan in late March to overthrow him.

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  4. Africa: Seventh Agoa Forum On in DCRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | AllAfrica.com

    ... es that are making progress in economic and political reforms. With the recent addition of Togo and the Union of the Comoros, there are currently 41 Sub-Saharan African countries that can take advantage of the trade benefits.

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  5. Daily Appointments Schedule for July 15, 2008

    Tuesday Jul 15 | State Department

    ... Street entrance 1:30 p.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros. (POOL CAMERA SPRAY) 7:00 p.m. Introduce Defense Secretary Gates at U.S. Global Leadership Campaign's 2008 Tribute Dinner ...

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  6. Seventh U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation ForumRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 10 | State Department

    ... es that are making progress in economic and political reforms. With the recent addition of Togo and the Union of the Comoros, there are currently 41 Sub-Saharan African countries that can take advantage of the trade benefits. 2008/564

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  7. Comoros regime tightens screw on 'un-Islamic' trends

    Sunday Jul 6 | XtraMSN Real Estate

    The Comoros has in recent weeks launched a crackdown on "loose morals", prompting concern among women and intellectuals that the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago was poised to become a Sharia state.

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  8. Every day is special - 06.07.2008Read the original story

    Saturday Jul 5 | Today's Zaman

    ... of Lithuania on July 6, 1253. As a result this day is also celebrated as Statehood Day. Today is Independence Day in Comoros. Prior to the declaration of independence on July 6, 1975, Comoros was a French colony. This island nation was mobilized in ...

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  9. .com features news,analyses,and roundups of events in and about Africa

    Thursday Jul 3 | Panapress

    ... the government of Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef. Moussa Toybou declared Anjouan president Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The Comoran constitutional court on Wednesday declared Moussa Toybou as president-elect of the Anjouan island. US: African ...

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  10. COMOROS: Cautious optimism after calm Anjouan electionsRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | IRIN

    ... 1 July by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). No changes to these figures are anticipated, and the Comoros Constitutional Court is expected to officially validate the results today. "The elections were well organised in a calm and ...

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  11. Toybou wins Anjouan presidential election

    Monday Jun 30 | Independent Online

    Moroni - Moussa Toybou won the presidential election on the Comoros isle of Anjouan, a government minister announced on Monday, three months after renegade leader Mohamed Bacar was ousted.

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  12. Troubled Comoran Island elects new presidentRead the original story

    Monday Jun 30 | The Daily Star

    MORONI: Relative political newcomer Moussa Toybou won the presidential election on the Comoros isle of Anjouan, a government minister announced Monday, three months after renegade leader Mohamed Bacar was ...

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  13. Outbreak of Dengue and Chikungunya Fevers, Toamasina, Madagascar, 2006

    Monday Jun 30 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    ... has emerged in the southwestern nations of the Indian Ocean. An epidemic started in Kenya in 2004 and in Moroni (Comoros Island) early in 2005 ( 1 ). Increasing incidence of the disease was first reported in April 2005 in the French island of ...

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  14. MoD chiefs plan for Zimbabwe military actionRead the original story

    Jun 23, 2008 | Times Online

    ... and Sudan landed in the rebel-held island of Anjouan in the Indian Ocean part of the three-island Union of the Comoros and ousted Mohamed Bacar, who had seized power in a 2001 coup and who held flawed elections last year. Lord Carrington said: "Any ...

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  15. Comoros military action cost 7.1bn/-Read the original story

    Jun 19, 2008 | IPPMEDIA

    Tanzania spent 7.1bn/ during the Africa Union-backed military operation that deposed Mohammed Bacar, rebel leader of the Anjouan Island in the Comoros in March, the House was told yesterday.

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  16. Iranian President support broader Comoros ties

    Jun 17, 2008 | IranMania News

    ... Comorian president in Tehran on Sunday, Ahmadinejad expressed his country's readiness to transfer its expertise to Comoros in political, economic, agricultural and educational arenas, IRNA reported. ?The Islamic Republic of Iran sets no limits to ...

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  17. Iran, Comoros keen to boost tiesRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | IranMania News

    ... the visiting Comorian president in Tehran Sunday, Ahmadinejad expressed a readiness to transfer Iran's experience to Comoros in various political, economic, agricultural and educational arenas. "The Islamic Republic of Iran sets no limits to ...

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  18. SocietyRead the original story

    Jun 15, 2008 | Panapress

    The new leadership of the Mozambican Bar Association , headed by Gilberto Correia, who was elected president in March, has doub l ed the OAM membership fees to 1,000 meticais a month, according t o Friday's ...

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  19. Iran, Comoros vow to boost ties

    Jun 15, 2008 | Xinhuanet

    ... the visiting Comorian president in Tehran Sunday, Ahmadinejad expressed a readiness to transfer Iran's experience to Comoros in political, economic, agricultural and educational areas, Press TV said. "The Islamic Republic of Iran sets no limits to ...

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  20. SocialRead the original story

    Jun 14, 2008 | Panapress

    ... the governm e nt's efforts towards tackling the problem, officials in Banjul revealed to PANA W ednesday. Comoros begins issuing biometric passports Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The Comoros on Tuesday introduced biometric passports w ith President Ahmed ...

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