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Comoros (Vol 8, 2011)

in Africa Yearbook Online
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Rolf Hofmeier
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After years of political unrest and uncertainty over the institutional structure of the ‘Union des Comores’, 2011 turned out to be relatively calm and restored an unaccustomed degree of political normalcy. Ikililou Dhoinine from Mohéli island had been elected as new president in December 2010, but only took office in late May after an unusually long interim period that allowed his predecessor, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, to hang on to power. The smooth handover exemplified an undisputed continuity between representatives of the same political camp. The contentious Mayotte issue and ambivalent relations with France continued to dominate the foreign policy front. There was a modest improvement and stabilisation of the economic situation, but no progress on substantial structural reforms.

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