We take a peek at the latest Lady Gaga video, "Judas", as well as the release of a new jazz album by Caribbean artist Gerald Toto. But first: last Saturday, French duo David and Cathy Guetta brought their legendary turntables to the Zénith, Paris's famous concert venue, and France 24 was on the guestlist. Plus: Comoran singer Chébli Msaidie returns with a fourth album, "Hallé".
The former vice president of Comoros and ruling party candidate, Ikililou Dhoinine (pictured), was declared the winner of the island nation's presidential poll in official results Wednesday amid opposition claims that the vote was fraudulent.
Voting started peacefully in the second round of the presidential election in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros, with voters set to pick one of three candidates hailing from the smallest Comoros isle of Moheli.
Comorans cast their ballot on Sunday in legislative elections which are being billed by the opposition as a vote on President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi's bid to extend his stay
in office.
A specially chartered flight carrying about 180 relatives of the Yemenia crash victims arrived in Moroni on Monday, where the grieving passengers were greeted by Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi.
About 75 relatives of victims of the Yemenia crash in the Indian Ocean have boarded a flight from France to the Comoros. The specially chartered flight will make a stop-over in Marseille, where another 100 relatives are expected to board.
More than 150 relatives of victims of the Yemenia crash in the Indian Ocean will head from France to the Comoros on a specially chartered flight, the French foreign ministry has said.
In a meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (photo centre), Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi urged France to increase efforts to recover the black boxes of the Yemenia Airbus that crashed off the Indian Ocean's island coast.
Ten days after the Yemenia Airbus crash, the Comoros Islands remain in mourning. FRANCE 24 reporters went to Samba Kouni where the search for clues behind the crash continues.
After days of protests at the Marseille airport by angry Comorans following Tuesday’s plane crash off the Comoros islands, Yemenia Airways announced it was suspending flights to and from the Mediterranean port city.
