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The Union of Comoros is ruled by former Army Col. President Azali Assoumani. The political situation in Comoros has been extremely fluid since the country's independence in 1975, subject to the volatility of coups and political insurrection. Colonel Azali seized power in a bloodless coup in April 1999, overthrowing interim President Tadjiddine Ben Said Massounde, who himself had held the office since the death of democratically elected President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim in November 1998.

[[Christine Murate]] President [Azali Assoumani]'s speech to mark the independence anniversary was a hard-hitting one. A few months to the Union of Comoros presidential election, President Azali sought to present himself as the symbol of national unity, though this may displease the presidents of the three islands with which he has had strained relations for months, leading to a crisis within government.

The president of the Union of Comoros, Col Azali Assoumani, wanted to go and meet the king of Morocco, Mohammed VI. Mr Mohammed VI could have met President Assoumani on 15 June but for only a 30 minute-meeting. Unfortunately, at that time Col Assoumani was in Doha, Qatar, for the G77 plus China summit. [Passage omitted]

\"By abandoning the legislation, [Azali Assoumani] has shown that it is important to respect the constitution. This has set an important precedent, especially since there were expectations that he would have insisted on another term in office,\" local political analyst Abdorahim Said Bacar told IRIN.

President Azali Assoumani arrived in Paris on Monday [31 January] on the first official visit by a Comoran leader since the country's independence in 1975. His tour is expected to mend relations between the island nation and the former colonial power, which cooled in 1999, the year Assoumani came to power in one of the islands' numerous coups. Since then the archipelago has held presidential and legislative elections, leading to the establishment of a federal government of the Union of the Comoros in 2004.

Prof [Ibrahim Ahmad Umar] said [Azali Assoumani]'s visit to Sudan was significant, coming at a time when Sudan needed the support of its brothers in both the Arab and African worlds.

The director of the Office of the President in Ngazidja has made a serious accusation against the head of state and the commander of the gendarmerie: In a communique released on 16 September Mohamed Sinani wrote \"...Col Azali Assoumani gave orders to the army to kill anyone who would defend Ngazidja's autonomy, beginning with island authorities put in place by the democratic elections of 19 May 2002.