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Comoros Newspapers and Magazines Overview

Comoros newspapers and magazines offer a compact but vital window into the Union of the Comoros, blending French, Arabic and Shikomori reporting across politics, economy, culture and diaspora life. From hard-hitting local investigations to civic-minded community magazines and business bulletins, the archipelago’s press balances traditional print legacies with fast-growing online portals and social channels. Readers find in-depth coverage of regional governance, fisheries and tourism trends, plus sports and cultural festivals. For visitors and residents alike, this diverse media ecosystem is the best place to track local developments, understand community priorities, and discover the voices shaping Comoros today.

National Newspapers And Magazines Top Comoros Publications

  • Al-Watwan is the oldest and most established print title in the Comoros archipelago, operating as a daily/regular news source in French and Arabic with local reporting out of Moroni. Considered the “paper of record” for official announcements and national politics, Al-Watwan blends government and civic coverage with feature reporting on society, education, and culture; its site also publishes photo essays and editorials. For anyone researching Comorian public life, Al-Watwan is essential: it reflects both official positions and the gradual digital shift of traditional island journalism.
  • Comores Infos is one of the Comoros’ most active independent online news portals, offering a steady stream of national and diaspora news, opinion pieces, and sectoral reporting (economy, education, health). Its tone mixes investigative pieces, explainers, and community features making it a go-to for readers who want a mix of breaking updates and longer context. The site is notable for covering inter-island developments and for archiving local reports that often get picked up by regional media; it also hosts interviews with officials and civil society actors. comoresinfos.net
  • La Gazette des Comores is an independent weekly that focuses on in-depth national reporting, analysis, and local investigative stories. Its website publishes a mix of current affairs, economics, and social reporting with downloadable PDF issues and a regular emphasis on civic oversight court cases, public finances, and electoral coverage. For researchers and local readers interested in watchdog journalism and critical voices inside the islands, La Gazette’s reporting style and archive provide valuable context about governance, business, and social debates. lagazettedescomores.com
  • Habari za Comores is a high-frequency online news site aimed at the Comorian public and diaspora; it blends short breaking items with human-interest features and community news. The platform uses accessible language and social media video embeds to amplify local events, cultural celebrations, and instant reactions to national decisions. That mix makes it an influential channel for fast updates (especially among younger readers) and for community organizers who want quick visibility across islands and abroad. habarizacomores.com
  • Le Mohelien is a regional/newspaper-style website focused on Mohéli (Mwali) and adjacent regional issues. It covers environment and local governance extensively, often publishing reports and opinion pieces that highlight island-level perspectives from tourism and fisheries to local court and municipal affairs. Because Mohéli’s local life differs from Grande-Comore and Anjouan, Le Mohelien provides essential micro-reporting for readers who want beyond-capital coverage and island-specific narratives. lemohelien.com
  • ORTC  Office de Radio et Télévision des Comores is the national public broadcaster (radio & TV) and a primary source of official news bulletins, live programming and public service information across the islands. Its website and channels publish national news, political interviews, cultural programming and religious content in French, Arabic and Comorian; ORTC’s role is central for live announcements, election coverage, and national addresses. For local legitimacy and reach especially outside internet hubs ORTC remains a linchpin of Comorian media infrastructure. ortc.fr
  • Le Matin des Comores [LeMatindesComores Facebook] is a legacy-style title that now maintains a heavy social presence on Facebook to reach local and expatriate readers. The page posts headlines, video excerpts and live streams of interviews or public events; it acts like a hybrid daily/weekly with strong visual content. Because many Comorian readers access news via mobile and social apps, Le Matin’s Facebook feed is a practical way to follow day-to-day developments, local debates, and editorial commentary. Facebook
  • National Magazine COMORES positions itself as a modern “pure player” digital magazine for the archipelago mixing news, features, and lifestyle pieces geared to urban and diaspora audiences. It aims to bridge traditional reporting with longer narrative features and multimedia storytelling (photo essays, interviews). The platform’s format suits campaigns, cultural promotion, and soft-power content aimed at diaspora communities and regional partners seeking a contemporary take on Comorian life. nationalmagazineweb.com
  • Al-Fajr Quotidien is a relatively newer daily devoted to general news and commentary; its editorial angle often champions balanced reporting and professionalization of Comorian journalism. On its platform you’ll find a mix of political coverage, economic briefs and cultural pieces; Al-Fajr also publishes editorial analysis and interviews that help contextualize major national events a useful source for readers seeking a blend of short updates and opinion. al-fajrquotidien.com
  • L’Archipel [historic/print magazine references and archival material] has been referenced in academic and press-freedom sources as an early independent magazine of the Comoros that produced monthly analysis on politics, culture and society. Although its current production cadence can vary, archival material and reporting credits show L’Archipel’s longstanding contribution to slower-paced, magazine-style journalism useful for researchers and readers who want longer narratives, investigative features and context beyond daily headlines. aefe.gouv.fr
  • Le Journal des Archipels covers the wider Indian-Ocean archipelago (Comoros, Mayotte, Réunion, Mauritius) and regularly runs Comorian reporting and analyses. Its positioning makes it valuable to regionalists and policy watchers, because it frames Comorian events in a broader oceanic and geopolitical context ideal for readers tracking fisheries, maritime security, tourism projects, and cross-island diplomacy in the Mozambique Channel. Le Journal des Archipels
  • Comores-Actualités [Facebook] is a widely followed Facebook news page that republishes local reporting, civic notices, and viral content. It’s especially active when national events or breaking incidents occur, and it serves as a quick reflection of popular sentiment. Because many Comorian users rely on social feeds for updates, pages like Comores-Actualités perform the practical function of news distribution even if the content mix varies in sourcing and depth. Facebook
  • Comores Direct collects and republishes news briefs and links from Comorian and regional outlets: it acts as an aggregator that brings together local headlines, regional analyses, and French-language reporting in one stream. For users who want a consolidated glance at what multiple outlets are publishing, Comores Direct speeds discovery and comparison across sources handy for research, monitoring orcurating country coverage. Comores.direct.news

Regional And Local Newspapers Comoros City and Regional Coverage

  • Karibu Hebdo is a privately produced weekly that has often acted as a regional voice for local reporting across the three main islands. Established to cover community news, municipal politics, local economy and cultural life, Karibu has produced print editions and short run features targeted at readers in Moroni and Anjouan it also fields correspondents who file island-level stories (agriculture, markets, local festivals, island transport). Financial fragility and small print runs mean physical copies circulate in limited numbers, but the title is consistently referenced in media-sector surveys as an important local weekly for civic reporting and community outreach. (amfi.ngo)
  • La Tribune des Comores has been a bimonthly/monthly magazine known for investigative and political reporting with a strong island/regional focus (notably Anjouan and Mohéli). Historically it has published longer features on local governance, court cases and inter-island tensions; because of the political sensitivity of some of its stories it has appeared in press-freedom reports and archive documents. La Tribune’s cadence is irregular issues appear when funding and printing are available but researchers cite it for deeper, island-level investigative pieces that go beyond one-day headlines. (Freedom House)
  • Le Quotidien des Comores [directory/mention] Referred to in multiple directory listings, Le Quotidien des Comores has been cited as a local/urban daily serving Moroni and surrounding Grande-Comore districts. Its reporting traditionally emphasized municipal governance, education, local business and island-level public services. Current online presence is limited or intermittent, so contemporary access is often via archives, printed back issues or aggregated directory entries; still, it is commonly referenced by NGOs and researchers as a former/occasional daily with city-level coverage. (newspapersstore.com)
  • Femmes des Îles [women’s regional magazine] Femmes des Îles is a women-oriented magazine and journal project that focuses on island-level social reporting: health, education, women’s entrepreneurship, family law and community events across Grande-Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli. Run by local journalists and activists, it aims to amplify local women’s voices profiles of community leaders, reports from remote communes, and practical guides for access to services. Publication frequency has varied (project-led, sometimes monthly), and copies are used by NGOs, community groups and donors working regionally. (habarizacomores.com)
  • Mwezi / Mwezinèt [diaspora and island online journal archive] has long operated as an online cultural and community journal with strong island-level content: profiles of regional artisans, Anjouan market reports, and island cultural programming. It is often hosted or mirrored inside diaspora portals and cultural archives, and is useful for travel-style coverage, event calendars and community notices for particular towns (Mutsamudu, Fomboni, Moroni). Because the portal has been archived and mirrored across diaspora sites, it’s a good place to find regional cultural journalism and historical local features. (EUDiF).

Economic And Business Press Finance, Markets and Industry

  • Banque Centrale des Comores [Central Bank] The Central Bank is the primary source for monetary policy, official communiqués, foreign-exchange and reserve data, banking regulations and banking-sector bulletins. Its website posts press releases, monetary policy decisions, statistical publications and periodic reports that are essential for anyone tracking inflation, KMF (Comorian franc) circulation, payment-system developments (e.g., ATS+) and bank supervision in the islands. Analysts, bankers and investors rely on the Central Bank’s notices to follow regulatory changes, reserve statements and official macroeconomic signals. (banque-comores.km)
  • Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements ANPI is the country’s investment-promotion agency and the go-to portal for investment guides, sector fiches (tourism, fisheries, agribusiness), contact points for foreign investors, investor facilitation procedures and legal/incentive overviews. ANPI publishes practical steps to register companies, special regimes (investment codes) and lists of priority projects indispensable for investors and consultants seeking vetted opportunities or official support for project set-up in Comoros. (investcomoros.net)
  • Ministry of Finance, Budget & Banking Sector [Ministère des Finances] The Ministry’s portal hosts the national budget, finance laws, public procurement notices, regular financial data (budget execution dashboards), and PDF copies of finance laws and decrees. It’s the authoritative place for fiscal policy statements, debt and public-spending reports, tax measures and official financial datasets used by accountants, auditors and policy researchers. When you need primary budget numbers, procurement notices or the official text of finance laws, this is the source.(finances.gouv.km)
  • Union des Chambres de Commerce, d’Industrie et d’Agriculture [UCCIA] Comoros Chambers Union The national chambers’ union (UCCIA) and its member chambers publish business notices, directories of local firms, event calendars, and advocacy reports on trade barriers and the business environment. UCCIA is the private-sector voice for SMEs and exporters; their releases and reports are useful for networking, trade missions and understanding local business constraints (customs, transport, utilities). Use it to find local traders, exporters and chamber-led market intelligence. (itcbenchmarking.org)
  • Banque de Développement des Comores [BDC] The national development bank publishes information about development finance windows, SME lending programs, guaranteed-loan schemes and credit programmes aimed at agribusiness, fisheries and small industry. BDC’s project notes and funding lines are relevant to entrepreneurs looking for concessional lending, and to NGOs or donors seeking co-financing partners for local development projects. (DevelopmentAid)
  • Comoros Customs Direction Générale des Douanes The customs authority publishes tariff schedules, import/export formalities, customs code updates and trade facilitation notices. For traders and logistics firms, customs press notes, release procedures and contact points (Moroni, Fomboni, Mutsamudu) are primary references to clear goods and monitor regulatory changes affecting trade costs. (douane.gov.km)
  • Comoros Port Authority / Autorité Portuaire des Comores [port and shipping notices] The port authority and port operators issue shipping advisories, port tariffs, notices to mariners and project procurement notices for port upgrades central reading for freight forwarders, importers, exporters and firms tracking inter-island connectivity and maritime logistics. Recent international partner projects (IMOs, AfDB) are often posted through port authority channels. (directory.marinelink.com)
  • Autorité de l’Aviation / ANACM [Agence Nationale de l’Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie] posts notices, regulatory bulletins and industry information for airlines, cargo operators and aviation service suppliers. When monitoring air-freight capacity, route openings, or regulatory changes affecting tourism and business travel, ANACM’s releases are a must-read. (anacm-comores.com)
  • Comoros Investment & Trade portals / International trade guides [LloydsBankTrade / TradeCouncil country guides] External trade-and-investment guides aggregate regulatory steps, tax treatment and sectoral opportunities in Comoros. These portals are practical business-press adjuncts that compile local rules, tender links and investment checklists for small investors and export advisers. Use them for comparative market entry checks and practical on-the-ground next steps. (lloydsbanktrade.com, The International Trade Council)
  • World Bank Comoros country & economic publications publishes country economic updates, sector diagnostics, public spending reviews, and the Comoros country economic memorandum a core source for macro analysis, economic trends, and detailed sectoral diagnostics (energy, ports, fisheries). Researchers and investors consult these reports for credible, data-driven sector entry analysis. (World Bank, World Bank)
  • International Monetary Fund Comoros country page and press releases posts program documents, staff reports and press releases (e.g., ECF reviews, technical assistance notes) that provide near-real-time coverage of macroeconomic policies, fiscal adjustments and reform programs essential for anyone tracking sovereign financing, macro-stability and donor conditionality. (IMF)
  • African Development Bank Comoros country and project news AfDB updates include project approvals (digitization, maritime corridor financing), project press releases, and sector financing briefs that identify public-private partnership opportunities and donor-backed infrastructure investments. Use AfDB releases to spot pipeline projects where private partners may be needed. (African Development Bank, afdb.africa-newsroom.com)
  • UNDP Comoros development & sector reports publishes country programme briefs, project summaries and sector assessments (resilience, livelihoods, sustainable tourism) that highlight grant-funded opportunities, technical assistance windows and donor coordination for private-sector development. Their country programme documents are useful when seeking blended-finance or technical partners. (UNDP)
  • CEO Afrique ‘Actualité économique Comores’ [regional business journalism] provides regional economic reporting that includes Comoros: investment announcements, project briefs, policy summaries and business analysis targeted at francophone business readers. It’s a convenient English/French business-news complement when local press coverage is sparse. (ceoafrique.com)
  • BusinessAirNews Comoros business-aviation and logistics briefs For aviation, logistics and high-value cargo trends, BusinessAirNews maintains a country page with sector snapshots helpful for firms assessing business-travel capacity, air-freight options and aviation services supporting business projects on the islands. (Business Air News)
  • OEC / Observatory of Economic Complexity Comoros country profile Oec compiles and visualizes trade flows, export-product breakdowns (cloves, essential oils, vanilla) and partner markets; it’s a fast visual tool for exporters, trade analysts and investors researching commodity markets in Comoros. (The Observatory of Economic Complexity)
  • AFRICANEWS / regional industry reports and sector briefs [analytics and press briefs] Africanews (and associated regional business desks) periodically run features on Comoros-relevant topics (trade corridors, maritime security, diaspora remittances). These outlets provide the regional framing investors need when assessing risk and opportunity in the Indian-Ocean island space. (Note: not a Comorian domestic paper but useful for external market context.)
  • AFSIC / Africa investment event portals [country pages and opportunity roundups] AFSIC and similar Africa-investment platforms publish opportunity roundups, lists of priority sectors and event notices that highlight projects, investor missions and entrepreneurial leads a practical entry point for international SMEs and investors exploring the Comoros. (AFSIC)
Sports News And Magazines National Sport Coverage
  • Fédération Comorienne de Football The official Comoros Football Federation website is the single most authoritative source for national football: federation news, match reports, squad announcements, youth-team updates, domestic-competition calendars (Championnat des Comores, Coupe des Comores), referee communiqués and development programmes. Because football dominates national sporting attention in the islands, FedComFoot functions effectively as a national sports desk publishing quotes from coaches, travel plans for internationals, and official fixture changes that other outlets reprint. For any tracker of Comorian sport, the federation site is essential for primary-source verification of national-team call-ups, disciplinary decisions and grassroots development initiatives. (fedcomfoot.com)
  • Comoros Football 269 is a specialist online portal that aggregates match reports, player news (especially Comorians abroad), club standings and transfer rumour coverage focused on the archipelago. It fills the gap between official federation releases and international football media, providing local commentary, club profiles and photo galleries from national fixtures. The portal is especially useful for scouts, diaspora readers and domestic fans who want a single place to follow both the national team (the “Cœlacanthes”) and the domestic league including youth competitions and COSAFA/CAN qualifiers. (comorosfootball.com)
  • Comité Olympique et Sportif des Îles Comores [COSIC] NOC page & federations directory is the hub for multi-sport national policy, olympic delegation announcements, youth development and multisport event planning (including the country’s IOIG/IOIG-related responsibilities). COSIC curates contact details for national federations (athletics, judo, boxing, etc.), publishes high-level statements around Olympic and regional games and coordinates national preparation for events like the Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG). If you want press-quality releases about multi-discipline teams, medal targets, or government-level sport planning, COSIC is the official, authoritative source. (Olympics)
  • Fédération Comorienne d’Athlétisme [AthleComores] The athletics federation’s site (and its federation pages on COSIC) publishes national track & field competition calendars, senior and junior national team selections, and local meet results. Athletics remains a key individual-sport pathway for Comorian athletes at African championships and the Olympics; the federation also runs development camps and school outreach programmes, so its bulletins are essential for anyone tracking Olympic hopefuls, national records, and youth athletics in the islands. (athlecomores.com)
  • Fédération Comorienne de Basketball FIBA listing & country page The national basketball federation (as listed on FIBA) is the principal place to confirm league structure, national-team call-ups and federation programmes. Basketball in Comoros has organised national championships and club representatives that enter regional qualifiers (Road to BAL, youth tournaments), and federation notices are the fastest way to learn about national-team fixtures, selection trials and coaching courses. For coverage beyond football, the FIBA-backed federation entry is central. (about.fiba.basketball)
  • Fédération Comorienne de Judo [IJF / COSIC pages] Judo is a prominent individual sport in Comoros with an active federation and international participation records. The IJF (and the Comorian federation’s COSIC listing) offers verified event lists, continental licence info and national contest results. For magazines or researchers looking for Comorian medal prospects at African or Olympic events, judo’s federation pages and IJF athlete records are the authoritative reference. (ijf.org, cosic-km.org)
  • Fédération Comorienne de Boxe [national boxing federation profiles and project coverage] Boxing has an organised national structure in Comoros; federation profiles (and regional coverage such as Boxing Ghana / AfBC writeups) report school-programme rollouts, coach training and grassroots tournaments. Because boxing also ties into schools and youth development, federation press is where you’ll find community outreach stories, tournament calendars and initiatives expanding the sport in remote islands. (wiya.info, afbcsport.org)
  • Comores-Web [sport section] is a long-standing local portal with a substantial sports section covering domestic leagues, club news, historic moments and short features across football, basketball and athletics. It acts as a national sports archive collecting club lists, championship winners and sport-by-sport explainers that are handy for background research and for writers who need local colour and historical context beyond match reports. (comores-web.com)
  • FIFA+ Comoros Division 1 showcase and match streams FIFA+ now carries streaming and highlight content for the Comoros Division 1 and national-team fixtures a big accessibility win for international viewers and national fans living abroad. It’s a modern complement to written press: match replays, condensed highlights and federation-sourced video packages that make national competitions available to a global audience. Use FIFA+ for verifiable match footage and club-level highlight reels. (FIFA+)
  • RSSSF Comoros domestic season archives and historical tables compiles historic league tables, cup winners and seasonal summaries for the Championnat des Comores and Inter-Island competitions. If your project needs authoritative historical lists (past champions, club records, top scorers by season), RSSSF’s Comoros pages are a trusted, citable archive frequently used by journalists and statisticians. (rsssf.org)
  • Soccerway Comoros national team and competition pages aggregates fixtures, results, player rosters and competition tables for Comorian clubs and the national squad. It’s a practical daily utility for match schedules, live scores and quick reference on player statistics ideal for match-preview boxes, scoreboard embeds and live-blogging small editorial beats where you need reliable result timestamps. (my.soccerway.com)
  • ESPN Comoros team pages, stats and international coverage carry live scores, player stats and occasional feature stories about the national team valuable because ESPN republishes and indexes global match data (useful for international readers, broadcasters and anyone placing Comoros results into a global scoreboard context). (ESPN.com)
  • CAF [Confederation of African Football] Comoros member association & feature pieces focus publishes features, interviews and official competition notices for Comoros (AFCON qualifiers, youth competitions). CAF articles are especially useful for contextual coverage on continental qualifiers, federation development grants and coach interviews that affect national-team strategy. For any national-sport narrative that ties into Africa-level competitions, CAF is a primary reference. (Confédération Africaine de Football)
  • Inside FIFA / FIFA stories about Comoros [development and feature reporting]
    Inside FIFA publishes feature stories about Comoros’ football development (FIFA Forward projects, training centres, infrastructure rebuilds) great for human-interest pieces about sport development, donor-funded projects, and how infrastructure investments change national team capacities. These pieces are authoritative and often include federation quotes and project timelines. (Inside FIFA)
  • AfricaSoccer Comoros coverage and continental match reporting tracks Comoros’ national-team news, AFCON/COSAFA reports and coach/squad updates; it’s a fast-moving trade site that frequently republishes federation news with short analysis handy when you want quick English-language writeups focusing on competitive fixtures and player call-ups. (Africa Soccer)
  • ACLSports archive and federation news for Comoros football ACLSports collects federation-related stories and analytical pieces on Comorian football developments (technical changes, judicial cases, international fixtures) a good search target when hunting past articles about federation governance, coaching hires or major competition results that shaped the national program. (ACLSports)
  • AfricaBasket Comoros national basketball news and  club notes is a continental basketball portal that lists Comorian club results, national-team participation and player transfers to regional leagues. The site is important for following Comoros players who move to other African leagues or for tracking Road to BAL entries. (africabasket.net)
  • Comoros on FIFA.com / Inside FIFA country pages [ranking & milestones] features and statistical pages provide context on Comoros’ ranking history, milestone wins (e.g., AFCON qualification) and official FIFA statements good for timelines, “best-ever” lists and verified federation milestones. Use FIFA pages when you need the globally authoritative frame (rankings, program support). (FIFA, Inside FIFA)
  • CJSOI / Indian-Ocean youth and regional games [CJSOI / IOIG pages and coverage] The CJSOI (Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l’Océan Indien) and the Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) websites and press pages provide regional competition coverage that heavily features Comoros youth tournaments, CJSOI match reports and preparations for the Comoros-hosted 2027 IOIG provide national-scale multi-sport exposure and news hooks for magazines covering the islands’ sport diplomacy and event hosting. (cjsoi.com, nation.sc)
  • Fédération Comorienne de Taekwondo [World Taekwondo listing]
    The Taekwondo federation is listed on World Taekwondo and provides national competition calendars and athlete entries for continental and world ranking events useful for individual-athlete monitoring and event previews in martial-arts reporting. (m.worldtaekwondo.org)
  • Indian-Ocean regional sport press & event pages [IOIG/COSAFA/COSAFA Cup coverage where Comoros features] Regional sport bodies (COSAFA, CAF, IOIG press) routinely publish match previews, tournament rosters and event wrap-ups that feature Comoros these are indispensable when national teams play regionals or when Comorian clubs enter continental competitions. For tournament framing and region-level analysis, these pages are more useful than scattered local reports. (Confédération Africaine de Football)
International News Portals in Comoros
  • BBC News Comoros tag  covers Comoros through its Africa/world desks and occasional features that place the islands in regional context elections, maritime incidents, natural disasters and human-interest pieces about migration and diaspora. BBC pieces tend to be concise, well-sourced and aimed at a global audience, making them useful when you need clear English-language summaries of fast-moving events or background explainers for non-specialist readers. Their radio/audio reporting and international reach also make BBC copy attractive for syndication and for embedding into briefings to external stakeholders.
  • Bloomberg Comoros / regional economics Bloomberg’s coverage tends to focus on incidents or developments with economic or trade implications (flagging of vessels, maritime incidents, donor-funded infrastructure projects). Use Bloomberg when you need succinct market- or commerce-oriented framing of a Comoros story e.g., shipping disruptions, trade corridors or notable investment announcements that could affect regional markets.
  • Financial Times Comoros in regional context The Financial Times occasionally references Comoros in stories about Indian Ocean geopolitics, investment risk, and climate-linked economic impacts. FT’s readership is investor-heavy; its pieces are useful when you need high-level analysis connecting Comoros events (like infrastructure projects or donor programmes) to regional economic or geopolitical risk narratives.
  • Euronews Comoros and Indian Ocean coverage Euronews covers humanitarian and environmental stories affecting the Comoros and neighbouring French territories; their multi-lingual format and emphasis on video content make them a useful outlet for accessible explainer pieces, human-interest visuals and translated coverage that reaches European audiences.
  • The Guardian Comoros tag and features The Guardian appears intermittently with analytical pieces or human-rights oriented coverage around Comorian events, Mayotte relations and migration. Guardian features often provide broader context and commentary useful for policy or advocacy briefs that require nuance and links to civil-society perspectives.
  • Euronews Green / Climate desks and syndication partners [Comoros coverage] this specific desk is valuable for environmental and cyclone/sea-level-rise pieces affecting the Comoros.) These eco-climate stories are useful for NGOs, donors and policy teams working on resilience and disaster response.
Explore Politics, Culture, Geography And Traditions About Comoros

Political Overview

The Union of the Comoros is a federal republic whose political life has been marked by frequent coups and constitutional changes since independence from France in 1975. The president, directly elected for a five-year term (renewable once), serves as both head of state and government, supported by vice-presidents representing each of the three main islands (Grande Comore, Anjouan, and Mohéli) Despite a history of volatility including numerous coup attempts recent elections have been relatively stable: legislative polls in January 2025 saw President Azali Assoumani’s Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC) secure 31 of 33 seats after a bill increased constituencies from 24 to 33 to enhance island representation. However, critics warn that constitutional referendums in 2018 and power consolidation measures since 2019 have weakened opposition and press freedom, leading to allegations of dynastic succession after Assoumani’s ambiguous “child” comments fueled speculation about grooming his son for leadership.

Cultural Heritage and Identity

Comorian identity is forged at the crossroads of African, Arab, and French influences, reflected in its matrilineal social structures and official recognition of three languages: Comorian (Shikomor), Arabic, and French. Islam, introduced via Arab traders in the 7th century, underpins social norms and artistic expressions, from the rich oral poetry tradition to distinctive architectural styles in historic sultanate towns. The government ratified the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 2000 and has identified four tentative sites most notably the ‘Historic Sultanates of the Comoros’ to safeguard its tangible and intangible cultural assets, though none have yet achieved full inscription.

Geographical Landscape and Climate

The Comoros archipelago comprises three volcanic islands Grande Comore (Ngazidja), Mohéli (Mwali), and Anjouan (Nzwani) covering roughly 2,235 km² in the northern Mozambique Channel, 12° south of the Equator. Terrain varies from steep volcanic peaks (Mount Karthala rises to 2,360 m) to coastal plains, with about 47% of land arable and nearly 30% under permanent crops, reflecting the islands’ agricultural reliance. The climate is tropical maritime with two distinct seasons: a hot, humid rainy season from November to April (peak rainfall in January) and a cooler, drier period from May to October, with average highs around 31 °C in the warm season and lows near 22 °C during the cooler months.