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Who is Iranian oil tycoon Shamkhani whose ship is stranded in Hormuz?
Iranian oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani has been sanctioned by the West over his shadow fleet.
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Why is France cracking down on refugees in the Indian Ocean?
French security forces are tackling ‘illegal migration’ in their overseas territory of Mayotte.
French court halts expulsions from Indian Ocean island to Comoros
Most of the people being deported are from Comoros, which said it refused to allow a boat with deportees to dock.
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.
Africa seeks private sector funding for ocean climate action
African countries turn to private climate funding to boost livelihoods of oceanside communities and aid biodiversity.
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.
Four-time winners Ghana crash out of AFCON after Comoros loss
Tournament debutants Comoros cause upset after beating Ghana in a pulsating group match.
Comoros verifies first confirmed coronavirus case
The case involves a man in his 50s who met someone with recent travel history to France, the president says.
Comoros president’s party wins poll boycotted by opposition
President Azali Assoumani’s party won 17 out of 24 legislative seats, official results show.
Comoros votes in parliamentary poll boycotted by opposition
Opposition parties said they would not contest 24 national assembly seats after failing to obtain election guarantees.
ICC prosecutor again refuses to investigate Gaza flotilla raid
Fatou Bensouda says no to opening investigation into Israel’s 2010 raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip.
