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  • These African countries don't recognize the State of Israel: (forbid passport holders and any other passpor…
  • The Comoros is the only country to be a member of the AU, Francophonie, OIC, Arab League and Indian Ocean C…
  • "@SplitJones: @OnlyAfricaFacts and they are???? D 5 visa free African Countries" > Seychelles, Mozambique,…
  • Swahili is spoken in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, DR Congo, Comoros, Mozambique, Rwanda, Burundi and parts of S…
  • The Comoros at one point in 2001, had three coups in two months.
  • Comoros is the 2nd-largest producer of vanilla in the world and the largest producer of ylang-ylang, an ing…
  • Comoros is situated off Africa’s eastern coast. It is Africa’s 3rd-smallest nation (geo. size) and Africa’s…
  • French mercenary Bob Denard led an armed group that seized control of the Comoros in a coup, the last of se… (1995)
  • Comoros declared independence from France. (1975)
  • Voters in Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli chose independence from France in a referendum, leading to the… (1974)
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