2024 in the Comoros

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Events in the year 2024 in the Comoros.

Incumbents

Events

  • 14 January: 2024 Comorian presidential election[1][2] Incumbent president Azali Assoumani is announced as the winner.[3]
  • 11 April: Thirty-eight prisoners escape from a prison in Moroni.[4]
  • 7 August: President Azali Assoumani grants extensive powers to his son and alleged successor Nour El Fath, allowing him to intervene throughout multiple stages of government decision-making.[5]
  • 20 August: Comoros joins the World Trade Organization as its 165th member.[6]
  • 13 September: President Assoumani is slightly injured after being stabbed at a funeral in Salimani. The suspect, a 24-year old soldier, is arrested but is subsequently found dead in his prison cell on 14 September.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Comoros To Hold Presidential Vote On January 14". Barron's. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. ^ "Comoros: Government". globaledge.msu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. ^ "Unrest grips Comoros as opposition rejects president's re-election". France 24. January 17, 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Dozens escape from jail in Comoros capital". Reuters. April 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Comoros president grants sweeping new powers to his son". Reuters. August 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Comoros is World Trade Organization's 165th member". Africanews. August 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Comoros president is 'slightly injured' in knife attack. The suspect is found dead in police cell". Associated Press. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.