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Comoros islands
Funding Azali Assoumani's African Union presidency

Azali Assoumani in Nairobi on 5 September 2023. © Luis Tato / AFP

As the Comoros has very few financial resources, it is reaching out for help from powerful nations in Asia and in the Gulf to help fund its 12-month term at the head of the AU. [...]

Published on 20/11/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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