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MAYOTTE
Sea, sun and thousands of migrant expulsions
Mayotte is set to hold a referendum Sunday on whether to become a French overseas department. FRANCE 24’s Lucas Menget visits the Indian Ocean island where, every year, thousands of migrants try to make it to this French dependency.
COMOROS - ELECTION
New president for Comoros isle of Anjouan
Moussa Toybou, a 45-year-old engineer, won the presidential election on the Comoros isle of Anjouan, three months after renegade leader Mohamed Bacar was ousted by joint Comoran and African Union forces.
COMOROS - ELECTION
Anjouan island votes for new president
Residents in the Comoros island of Anjouan voted on Sunday to elect a new president, three months after an African Union-backed military force ousted rebel leader Mohamed Bacar.
REPORTERS
Anjouan: The fall of Colonel Bacar
The Comoran island of Anjouan was the scene of a military landing that led to the overthrow of its renegade leader, Colonel Mohamed Bacar. Following in the footsteps of the Comoran army, FRANCE 24 reports on the fall of Bacar. (Report: F. Berruyer)
COMOROS
Rebel leader Bacar faces justice in Reunion
Mohamed Bacar, the renegade leader of the Comoran island of Anjouan, appears in court on the island of Reunion, with officials suggesting he could be deported back to Comoros. Anaïs Charles Dominique reports.
COMOROS
Bacar has asked for asylum in France
France is considering giving political asylum to deposed Comoros renegade leader Mohamed Bacar, according to French Secretary of State Yves Jego. Over 200 Comorans protested in front of the French embassy in Moroni . (Report: S.Silke)
COMOROS
Bacar transferred to Reunion island
Comorans staged angry anti-French protests as ousted rebel leader Mohamed Bacar arrived in the French isle of Reunion, where he could face legal action. (Report: K.Spencer)
COMOROS - FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE
African Union forces seek rebel leader
The Comoran army continue to search for Anjouan’s self-declared leader Colonel Mohamed Bacar, still on the run following a military operation launched by the Comoran government to remove him from power. (Report: F.Berruyer)
COMOROS - SPECIAL ENVOY
African Union begins assault on Comoros
Sporadic heavy weapons fire and explosions were heard at dawn Tuesday in the capital of the breakaway Comoros island of Anjouan, where African Union troops launched an offensive to oust the island's renegade leader. Emmanuel Goujon reports.
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