Tensions as Comoros opposition demands vote annulment

Election officials said Assoumani had won 62.97 percent of the vote in Sunday's ballot, but the five opposition challengers have cried foul, alleging ballot-stuffing and fraud.

Former coup leader Azali Assoumani celebrates with supporters at his party's Convention for the Renewal of Comoros (CRC) headquarters in Moroni on January 16, 2024 after he won re-election. AFP