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Comoros refuses migrants expelled from French island of Mayotte

The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros vowed Friday not to accept migrants expelled from the neighbouring French island of Mayotte in a looming operation that has caused a diplomatic spat.

France 24

Saudi Crown Prince Meets Presidents of Djibouti, Comoros, Lebanese PM

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held talks in Riyadh on Saturday with President of Djibouti Omar Guelleh. They tackled bilateral relations between their countries and ways to bolster them. Crown Prince Mohammed also met with President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani for talks on cooperation between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ex-president of Comoros convicted of selling passports

Local media reports say a court in the Indian Ocean island of Comoros sentenced former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi on Monday to life in prison for illegally selling off Comoros passports

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Ex-Comoros president given life sentence over passport scandal

Former president, who had already spent four years in prison before facing a trial, is a rival to the country’s leader.

Al Jazeera

Comoros court sentences former president to life in prison

A court in the Comoros on Monday handed down a life sentence for high treason to ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who was convicted of selling passports to stateless people living in the Gulf.

France 24

Ghana World Cup 2022 guide: Star player, fixtures, squad, one to watch, odds to win

The year started disastrously for Ghana as they were dumped out of the Africa Cup of Nations after a shock defeat to Comoros left them bottom of the group.

Evening Standard

Visa dissonance: Why world music performers can't always make it to the stage on time

Sounds like a musician's dream come true: A duo from the African nation of Comoros was invited to Peter Gabriel's world music fest. But there was a daunting obstacle: Getting a visa to enter the U.K.

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Lone survivor of 2009 plane crash testifies in Paris court

The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean took the stand Monday in a Paris courtroom

The Independent UK

Debt distress in Africa: biggest problems, and ways forward

The COVID pandemic has had a profoundly negative impact on Africa’s sovereign debt situation. Currently, 22 countries are either in debt distress or at high risk of debt distress. This means that African governments are struggling to pay the debts that they incurred on behalf of their states. For example,…

The Conversation

Paris trial to open for 2009 plane crash that left 152 dead and 1 alive

The flag carrier airline from Yemen is being tried in Paris over the injuries of a then-12-year-old girl and the deaths of 65 French citizens.

WEKU

Fourteen people missing after Tanzanian aircraft crashes in Comoros, owner says

Rescuers in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros are searching for 14 passengers and crew on a Tanzania-registered light aircraft which crashed over the weekend, the plane's owner said on Monday.

Reuters

'A beautiful celebration has been tarnished': Cameroon football president Eto'o responds to stampede

At the Africa Cup of Nations, the action on the pitch has been overshadowed by Monday's deadly stampede outside the stadium hosting Cameroon's match with Comoros that left eight people dead. Questions have also been raised over host country Cameroon's Covid protocol.

France 24

AFCON news: Ghana sack manager Milovan Rajevac after Comoros defeat leads to shock group-stage exit

Milovan Rajevac has been sacked as the manager of Ghana’s national team after their shock exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Evening Standard

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 17

The inquiries have been launched into the tragedy at the Olembé Stadium before the game between Cameroon and Comoros. Answers have been demanded by the end of week.

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The Independent UK

Fifa sends condolences after six reported dead in Africa Cup of Nations crush

A further 40 people were reported to be injured before Cameroon’s tie with Comoros.

Al Jazeera

AFCON: ‘Anxiety, agitation’ led to Cameroon football stampede

On Monday, eight people died while 38 suffered injuries at stampede ahead of hosts Cameroon’s match against Comoros.

Daily Mirror

AFCON crush: Eight dead and dozens more injured amid chaotic scenes at Cameroon match

Witness described the chaos as thousands of fans struggled to gain access to the Paul Biya stadium in the Cameroon capital Yaounde, where the hosts were facing Comoros

Al Jazeera

Hosts Cameroon, debutants The Gambia through to AFCON quarters

Indomitable Lions move to the last-eight after beating Comoros 2-1, the death toll from a stampede at the game climbs.

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Evening Standard

Africa Cup of Nations: At least 8 killed in deadly crush outside Cameroon stadium

Eight people have died and dozens more injured in a crush outside Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, as the Africa Cup of Nations hosts faced Comoros last night.

Radio France Internationale

Fan stampede kills at least eight and injures dozens before Cameroon game

At least eight people including two children died and 38 were injured - several seriously - after a stampede outside the Olembé Stadium in Yaoundé just before the last-16 Cup of Nations clash between Cameroon and Comoros.

Wales Online

Six people dead after crush at Africa Nations Cup football match - reports

The incident reportedly occurred before the Cameroon-Comoros round-of-16 tie in Yaounde

Radio France Internationale

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 16

Contrasting fortunes for the minnows in the last-16. Gambia were hit by food poisoning but won and Comoros were taken down by the coronavirus and lost.

The Independent UK

At least six people dead after stampede at Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon

The incident reportedly occurred before the Cameroon-Comoros round-of-16 tie in Yaounde

Manchester Evening News

'Out of this world!' - Fans react to Youssouf M'Changam's stunning AFCON free kick

A goal-of-the-tournament contender from the former Oldham player flew in from over 30 yards to give Comoros hope against Cameroon

Radio France Internationale

Cameroon see off 10-man Comoros to set up last eight clash with Gambia

Cameroon beat 10-man Comoros 2-1 on Monday night in Yaoundé to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

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