Our Scans · Comoros · Weekly Summary

• About 2.7 million people in six countries in southern Africa including the Comoros (368,508), Madagascar (135,838), Malawi (440,479), Mauritius (225), Mozambique (1,753,234) and Seychelles are projected to be affected by the passage of the intense tropical cyclone Chido. allAfrica.com
• The Comoros has a vast exclusive economic zone that is 85 times larger than its land area, a very significant potential of marine resources in promoting sustainable and inclusive development. World Bank Blogs
• Comoros is highly susceptible to climate change; and its population, in particular women and children, are exposed to climate and environmental hazards, including coastal flooding, tropical cyclones, water scarcity, and vector-borne diseases. ReliefWeb
• Algeria's and Tunisia's elections will draw attention, elections in the Comoros, Mauritania, Rwanda and possibly South Sudan are expected to return their incumbents. allAfrica.com
• Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, South Africa, and Sao Tome and Principe are approaching malaria elimination and are on the E-2025 Initiative radar - a commitment by countries to eliminate malaria by 2025. The Independent Uganda:
• The Africa Peace Initiative (API) led by South Africa, but including a wider regional representation from the Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Egypt, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia, might be viewed as an attempt by smaller states to curry favour with Russia and, more indirectly, with China. Taylor & Francis
• The free visa regime is expected to improve people-to-people interaction and increase volume of trade between Kenya and Comoros. Citizen Digital
• Lamu Port could attract transshipment cargo for Tanzania, Mombasa, Somalia, and the Indian Oceans Islands of Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, and South Africa. The Elephant
• Comoros There is a high risk of malaria in the Comoros (A/P, D, M). UK Government
• The Regenerative Seascapes for People, Climate, and Nature project will be implemented in coastal and marine regions of the West Indian Ocean, in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar and the Comoros. IUCN
• Africa's appearance in 2023 at the G20, if the AU's seat is agreed (even if it is the Comoros sitting in it in 2023), will add to its clout in global economic affairs - a belated recognition that its voice counts. The Royal African Society
• As the Portuguese retained control of the East African coast, the other Europeans (Dutch, English, and French), who began to enter Indian Ocean, needed revictualling ports and bases that Madagascar and the Comoros islands could offer. OUP Academic
• At the local level, there is confidence that the involvement of young people in climate action in the Comoros will lead to better outcomes. SpringerLink
• The reforestation efforts will improve access to water, protect vulnerable and depleted ecosystems, and generate a critical public good that will benefit the people of Comoros for years to come. United Nations Development Program Climate Change Adaptation
• The effects of climate change threaten to derail recent development gains in Comoros - where approximately 80% of the rural population is reliant on rain-fed agriculture. United Nations Development Program Climate Change Adaptation
• In addition to national elections, there will be highly anticipated local or assembly elections in Angola, Comoros, Gambia, Kenya, Senegal and Tunisia. Sipri
• Sitting atop the Mozambique Channel - a strategic waterway that separates the southern African continent from Madagascar - is Comoros, which may now be a target of opportunity for China. Foreign Policy
• Comoros will see a modest improvement in its ranking in the World Economic League Table, rising from 177th place in 2021 to 173rd place in 2036. Centre For Economics And Business Research
• Reefs fringing picturesque island nations like Mauritius, Seychelles, the Comoros and Madagascar - popular ecotourism destinations heavily reliant on their marine environment - were most at risk. Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism
• If Comoros can get anywhere close to near neighbours Madagascar's achievement last time out - a run to the quarter-finals - that will be seen as a massive success for the island nation made up of less than a million people. New African Magazine
• Comoros, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and Somalia will experience a surge in traffic through their ports by 2030 as a result of AfCFTA. UNCTAD

Last updated: 14 June 2025