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Author: Ali Y. Alwahti

Ali Y. Alwahti

Ali Y. Alwahti is an independent Comorian consultant in international development. He authored a 2003 study on separatist movements in the Comoro Islands and the international mediation that followed.

  • A billboard in Moroni, Comoros' capital, reads: "Mayotte is Comorian and will always be". Credit: Ali Y. Alwahti.
    ComorosPolitics
    By Ali Y. Alwahti
    June 29, 2018
    1922
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    Comoros row with France intensifies as turmoil brews at home

    The long-running dispute over the island of Mayotte has deepened recently. Could developments afoot in the Comoros change anything? Despite promises to resolve tensions, relations between France ...
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