Pretoria – The South African government has congratulated and conveyed its well wishes to newly re-elected Comoros President Ikililou Dhoinine.<\/p>\n
In a statement, President Jacob Zuma reiterated SA’s wish to strengthen its ties with Dhoinine’s government.<\/p>\n
He commended the people and government in that country for the steps taken in implementing a democratic transformation.<\/p>\n
Zuma also expressed his appreciation to the out-going President of the Union of Comoros, President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, for the peaceful transfer of power following the December 2010 Presidential elections.<\/p>\n
Dhoinine, 49, won the presidential elections in December, with 61 percent of the votes cast, according to the National Independent Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n
The Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean has had a fractious history since independence from France in 1975, experiencing more than 20 coups or attempted coups.<\/p>\n
Since 2001, the presidency of that country, which lies about 300km off Africa’s east coast north of Madagascar, has rotated between the three islands.<\/p>\n
Due to this instability, the people of the Comoros are among the poorest in Africa and are heavily reliant on aid. – BuaNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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