Comoros President Azali Assoumani, who came to power in 1999 through a coup and has won four elections in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation since 2002, has denied he intends to hand over power to ...

Comoros President Azali Assoumani said in a speech to supporters that he would "take a child to put in my place" when he ...

Comoros President Azali Assoumani says statements made in the press about him transferring power to his son were erroneous .

President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani has publicly announced ... but previously said that Comoros – a group of three islands in the Indian Ocean, off East Africa – is not a monarchy.

MORONI (Reuters) - Comoros President Azali Assoumani has for the first time said ... Assoumani said on Thursday in a speech to supporters on the island of Moheli: "I will place my son to replace me as ...

The statement noted the president had previously rejected the idea of "family succession" and that his successor would have to come from Anjouan, one of Comoros' three main islands. According to ...

In that interview, he pointed out that El Fath would be ineligible to run for president in 2029 under the constitution, which says the presidency must rotate among the Comoros' three islands every ...

Comoros President sworn in for fourth term after disputed poll El Fath has yet to respond to the latest announcement, but previously said that Comoros – a group of three islands in the Indian Ocean, ...