JOHANNESBURG 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all. www.irinnews.org | 5/15/12 12:00 AM

PROFILE Geography Area: 2,171 sq. km. ; slightly less than half the size of Delaware.

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PROFILE Geography Area: 2,171 sq. km. ; slightly less than half the size of Delaware.

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Dakar, Senegal - Greenpeace welcomes the decision of the Senegalese government to cancel licenses of pelagic fishing vessels issued to 29 foreign trawlers from Russia, Comoros, Lithuania, Saint Vincent Grenadine and Belize.

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[Greenpeace] Dakar, Senegal - Greenpeace welcomes the decision of the Senegalese government to cancel licenses of pelagic fishing vessels issued to 29 foreign trawlers from Russia, Comoros, Lithuania, Saint Vincent Grenadine and Belize. allafrica.com | 5/3/12 4:15 PM

[ENA] Addis Ababa - The African Union Commission Chairperson, Jean Ping calls up the AU member states and the international community as whole to provide the necessary support for Comoros suffering from the sever weather conditions. allafrica.com | 5/1/12 8:04 AM

Authorities in Comoros have briefly detained a journalist on libel charges after his newspaper published a picture of a presidential advisor without permission, a colleague said.

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[RSF] Reporters Without Borders is dismayed by Comorian interior minister Ahamada Abdallah's decision to withdraw the state daily Al Watan's latest monthly supplement from distribution and to issue a decree suspending its managing editor, Pétan Mouignihazi. The supplement had a special report on corruption and waste in the state sector. allafrica.com | 4/12/12 3:19 PM

In response to the invitation of UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi, His Excellency Dr Ikililou Dhoinine, President of the Union of Comoros, will join other Heads of State and Government in delivering a statement at the opening ceremonies of UNCTAD XIII in Doha on 21 April 2012.

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Puerto Rico is among the world's top 30 happiest countries and ranks higher than all other Caribbean islands, according to a new United Nations report. The World Happiness Report, released at a UN conference this week, places Puerto Rico in the 27th spot, ahead of Trinidad & Tobago (38), Jamaica (40), Cuba (69) and the Dominican Republic (93). The report says Puerto Rico is the sixth happiest place in all of Latin America behind Costa Rica (12), Venezuela (19), Panama (20), Mexico (23), and Brazil (25). Denmark tops the list, followed by Finland, Norway, The Netherlands, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United States. The 10 least happy countries were listed as Togo, Benin, Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Comoros, Haiti, Tanzania, Congo (Brazzaville) and Bulgaria. The UN conference titled "Happiness and Well-being: Defining a New Economic Paradigm" brought together in New York hundreds of representatives of governments - including Costa Rican President Laura Chincilla - academics and other civic leaders to discuss the issue. Although wealthy nations like Denmark, Norway, Finland and The Netherlands lead the rankings of happiest countries and poor nations like Togo, Benin, Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank among the least happy, the report noted that social factors such as the strength of social support, the absence of corruption and the degree of personal freedom were more important than wealth. Jeffery Sachs, a prominent development economist at Columbia University in New York who edited the World Happiness Report along with John Helliwell and Richard Layard, said happiness could be achieved independent of economic well-being as measured by a country's gross national product. "GNP (gross national product) by itself does not promote happiness," Sachs told the conference. [Continue in Extended Entry section.] www.topix.net | 4/6/12 11:07 AM

The 10 least happy countries are Togo, Benin, Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Burundi, the Comoros, Haiti, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo and Bulgaria.

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According to the study, only Togo , Benin, the Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Comoros, Haiti, Tanzania and Congo are unhappier than the Balkan nation.

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[AIM] Maputo - The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday unanimously approved the first reading of three resolutions ratifying agreements with Tanzania and the Comoros, fixing the maritime frontier between the three countries. allafrica.com | 3/28/12 2:25 PM

Kenya 's capital, Nairobi. "The government is taking its first steps to develop its exploration strategy." The economy in the poor Indian Ocean archipelago relies chiefly on ... story.kenyastar.com | 3/28/12 8:21 AM

TEN Kenyans, including six police officers, who were arrested and charged with 'invading' Comoros waters, said miscommunication led to their arrest. Narrating their ordeal as soon as ... story.kenyastar.com | 3/25/12 8:02 AM

[Nairobi Star] TEN Kenyans, including six police officers, who were arrested and charged with 'invading' Comoros waters, said miscommunication led to their arrest. allafrica.com | 3/25/12 7:03 AM

[Nairobi Star] SIX police officers and four crew members who were arrested by the Comoros authorities were set to arrive in Mombasa yesterday evening. By the time of going to press, the group had set sail from Pemba following their release. They had been held on accusations of carrying weapons illegally. Their weapons, which had been confiscated from them, were returned after they were cleared. allafrica.com | 3/23/12 4:14 PM

A mission of the International Monetary Fund led by Mr. Mbuyamu Matungulu visited Moroni during March 3-17, 2012 to continue discussions of performance under the country's economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility .

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[IMF] A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Mbuyamu Matungulu  visited Moroni during March 3–17, 2012 to continue discussions of performance  under the country's economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility  (ECF).[1] http://www-intapps.imf.org/extranetadm/tgs/imfextranet/ombc/adminv2/mail.aspx#_ftn1 allafrica.com | 3/19/12 5:38 PM

[AIM] Maputo - It will take up to six months to rebuild the electricity sub-station that was destroyed by fire in Maputo on Sunday, according to the spokesperson for the electricity company (EDM), Celestino Sitoe, cited in Tuesday's issue of the independent newsheet "Mediafax". allafrica.com | 3/13/12 4:52 PM

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[Nairobi Star] Internal Security Assistant minister Orwa Ojode yesterday told Parliament that the six police officers held in Comoros were on official duty. Ojode said the government has been in touch with the Comoros Foreign Affairs minister who assured that the officers were to be released by end of yesterday. allafrica.com | 3/9/12 4:29 PM

Dr Hessa al-Jaber, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Information Technology , yesterday described broadband as a citizen right.

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[CAF] Ethiopian league champions , Ethiopian Coffee thrashed the visitors Coin Noir Mitsamiouli of the Comoros 4-1 in the second leg preliminary match of Orange CAF Champions League held on Sunday at the Addis Ababa stadium. The home side turned it round after losing the first leg 1-0 at the hands of Coin Noir Mitsamiouli two weeks ago. Ethiopian Coffee moves into the next round on a 4-2 aggregate score . allafrica.com | 3/5/12 11:48 AM

[Citizen] Mtwara - A UK-Based gas exploration and production firm, Cove Energy plc, has sold its gas stake at the Mnazi Bay to Wentworth Resources, effectively exiting the Tanzanian gas upstream sector. allafrica.com | 2/27/12 10:15 AM

Ten Kenyans, six of them policemen, seized in the Comoros while escorting a ship are still in custody. The group, which was arrested last Saturday, said on Sunday they had been arraigned in court ... story.kenyastar.com | 2/27/12 6:52 AM

[Nation] Ten Kenyans, six of them policemen, seized in the Comoros while escorting a ship are still in custody. allafrica.com | 2/27/12 6:33 AM

He said he received a message from the Comoros officials confirming the release of the six officers and four civilians who were aboard mv Squirrel and they were expected in Mombasa in a couple of ... story.kenyastar.com | 2/27/12 5:49 AM

SIX Kenyan policemen have for been detained for the last week in the Comoros after the islands' customs department bonded a ship wanted for evading tax.

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SIX Kenyan policemen have for been detained for the last week in the Comoros after the islands' customs department bonded a ship wanted for evading tax. There has been no official explanation ... story.kenyastar.com | 2/24/12 11:06 PM

[Nairobi Star] SIX Kenyan policemen have for been detained for the last week in the Comoros after the islands' customs department bonded a ship wanted for evading tax. allafrica.com | 2/24/12 8:04 PM

*/ SIX Kenyan policemen have for been detained for the last week in the Comoros after the islands' customs department bonded a ship wanted for evading tax. There has been no official ... story.kenyastar.com | 2/24/12 5:40 PM

Interpol has been asked to assist in the investigation that has followed the arrest of an alleged pirate ship crew, captained by a man reported to be a Bulgarian, off the coast of the Comores on February 18 2012, media in Mauritius said.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 20, 2012/African Press Organization / - On 17 February 2012, in Victoria, Seychelles, and as part of the implementation of the African Union Border Programme , the Governments of the Comoros, the Seychelles and Tanzania signed Agreements on the delimitation of their maritime borders.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 20, 2012/African Press Organization / - On 17 February 2012, in Victoria, Seychelles, and as part of the implementation of the African Union Border Programme , the Governments of the Comoros, the Seychelles and Tanzania signed Agreements on the delimitation of their maritime borders.

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CIRAD in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean has a new website. Users can now access information on its operations and installations, and CIRAD contact details for Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius and the Seychelles.

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The three-day 16th meeting of Intergovernmental Committee of Experts which ended in Dar es Salaam on Friday has evoked serious thought on Africa future Full Story President Jakaya Kikwete presents five cows and goats to Longido residents at a function organised yesterday in Arusha region to assist herders who lost livestock to the severe drought ... (more)

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The Comoros Islands form an archipelago of volcanic islands covering a total area of 2034 km² situated off the south-east coast of Africa, to the east of Mozambique and north-west of Madagascar.

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TRADERS from Comoro islands have been advised to use Dar es Salaam as their transshipment port to lower costs of cargo freight. allafrica.com | 12/9/11 10:59 AM

Mozambique, Tanzania and the Comoros on Monday signed four agreements on the delimitation of their maritime boundaries. allafrica.com | 12/7/11 7:00 AM

KAMPALA 02 December 2011 (IRIN) - Brandishing a plea for developed countries to make good their promises to reduce carbon emissions, 300 farmers, youths and activists took the scenic route to the COP17 conference in Durban, travelling more than 7,000km from Burundi in 17 days, through 10 eastern and southern African countries, aboard a convoy of buses draped in various national flags. www.irinnews.org | 12/2/11 12:00 AM

Following in the tradition of the " Top Ten Coelacanth News Items of 2010 " A and " Top Ten Coelacanth Bulletins for 2009 ," here is the " Top Ten Coelacanth Stories of 2011 ": A team of Japanese researchers has discovered a hitherto unknown population of coelacanths, a fish species known as a "living fossil," off southeast Africa.

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GULU-JUBA-KINSHASA 21 November 2011 (IRIN) - Washington’s contribution of 100 military advisers to help central African forces neutralize the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been welcomed by some in the countries where the insurgency sows terror, but has also been met by caveats and calls for a negotiated path to peace. www.irinnews.org | 11/21/11 12:00 AM

Nawal Embrace the Spirit (Milan M2-36551, 2011) I was, and remain, very fond of Nawal’s 2007 release Aman. Rooted in the traditional music of the Indian Ocean’s Comoros Islands and... worldmusiccentral.org | 11/17/11 10:35 AM

Kenya's Harambee Stars proved too strong for their Seychellois counterparts after beating them 3-0 in their preliminary round 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Friday in Roche Caiman. allafrica.com | 11/12/11 10:40 AM

JOHANNESBURG 02 November 2011 (IRIN) - Information about how climate change may affect any city, town or village in Africa until the next century will be available by mid-2012 as scientists localise global climate data. www.irinnews.org | 11/2/11 2:59 PM

ADDIS ABABA 15 October 2010 (IRIN) - As rural Africa experiences an increasingly moody climate which will erode resilience, drive up hunger and threaten economic growth, it is time countries got serious about development, participants at the seventh African Development Forum in Addis Ababa were told. www.irinnews.org | 11/2/11 2:44 PM

JOHANNESBURG 14 October 2010 (IRIN) - With its coffers running at least US$1 billion short, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is looking to the private sector to fill the funding gap. www.irinnews.org | 11/2/11 2:29 PM