MORONI, June 14, 2018 – Situated in the Indian Ocean, to the north-west of Mayotte and Madagascar, the archipelago of the Comoros has registered a 10-percentage point reduction in poverty levels since ...

Some 45% of the population live just below the national poverty line. Comoros children can expect to complete 8.4 years of schooling by 18 years of age. Chronic malnutrition leads to stunting in 31 of ...

Comoros' economy shows signs of recovery, surpassing pre-COVID-19 levels. Growth rose from 3 percent in 2023 to 3.4 percent in 2024, driven by household consumption supported by a 5.4 percent increase ...

PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has reaffirmed Tanzania’s commitment to nurturing and strengthening the fraternal ties with the ...

The other three islands making up the Comoros archipelago - Mohéli, Anjouan and Grande Comore- have been independent since a referendum in 1974. Poverty is deep and endemic in the Republic of the ...

Comoros President Azali Assoumani was re-elected for a fourth term in January 2024 in a poll disputed by the opposition as "fraudulent". He secured the win with 63% of the vote.

Comoros refused to receive the deportees. Mayotte, which lies about 70km from Comoros is France's poorest department with around 80 percent of the population living beneath the poverty line ...

At least 25 people, including women and children, have died after traffickers deliberately capsized their boat off the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros, according to the International Organization ...

Comoros has a population of around 860,000. The most recent World Bank report on the country found 45 percent of the population were living just below the national poverty line.

The Comoros are among the poorest countries, with 45 percent of a population of 870,000 living below the poverty line and many migrants attempting to cross to the French island of Mayotte.

The Comoros islands – Anjouan, Grande Comore and Moheli – have endured years of grinding poverty and political turmoil, including about 20 coups or attempted coups, ...

Comoros President Azali Assoumani was re-elected for a fourth term in January 2024 in a poll disputed by the opposition as "fraudulent". He secured the win with 63% of the vote.