* Malaria diplomacy gives China leverage in Africa Nov 7, 2009
Li is spearheading a project on the tiny African island of Moheli, which belongs to the Comoros group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel. In mid-November 2007, he launched a mass drug administration exercise on the island. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
India drops anchor in the Maldives Sep 2, 2009
The station is India's first in the southern Indian Ocean and is significant due to the increasing oil traffic now going round the Cape of Good Hope off South Africa via the Mozambique channel. India has also set up a monitoring facility at an island it has leased from Mauritius situated to the east of Madagascar. (Asia Times Online)
* Yemeni plane crashes in ocean Jul 1, 2009
The Comoros comprises three small volcanic islands, Grande Comore, Anjouan and Moheli, in the Mozambique channel, 300km northwest of Madagascar and a similar distance east of the African mainland. This story has been viewed 284 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Plane crashes in Indian Ocean with 150 people on board Jul 1, 2009
The Comoros covers three small volcanic islands, Grande Comore, Anjouan and Moheli, in the Mozambique channel, 300 kilometres north-west of Madagascar and a similar distance east of the African mainland. Two French military planes and a French ship left the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte and Reunion to search for the Yemenia aircraft, which was carrying nationals from France and Comoros. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Yemeni plane crashes in sea off Comoros, bodies found Jun 30, 2009
The Comoros covers three small volcanic islands, Grande Comore, Anjouan and Moheli, in the Mozambique channel, 300 km northwest of Madagascar and a similar distance east of the African mainland. For a map showing the flight path of the airliner, go to. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Yemeni crash debris spotted in sea Jun 30, 2009
They said a plane had crashed," he said. A United Nations official at the airport, who declined to be named, said the control tower had received notification the plane was coming into land, and then lost contact with it. Yemenia is 51 per cent owned by the Yemeni government and 49 per cent owned by the Saudi Arabian government. Its fleet includes two Airbus 330-200s, four Airbus 310-300s and four Boeing 737-800s, according to the company website. The Comoros covers three small volcanic islands,... (ITV news, UK -- News)
Africa: Coastal Populations at Risk as Climate Changes May 21, 2009
In Mozambique, one of the most vulnerable coastlines in Africa, 15 of the 56 tropical cyclones and tropical storms that entered the Mozambique Channel from 1980 to 2007 made landfall. Tropical cyclones, also called typhoons and hurricanes, are powerful storms generated over tropical or sub-tropical waters whose impact includes extremely strong winds, torrential rains, high waves and damaging storm surges, leading to extensive flooding. (allAfrica.com)
New cruise ship for SA! Apr 28, 2009
Article By: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:09 Starlight Cruises, South Africas only operator of regular cruises from and around the South African coast, has announced that the luxury liner MSC Sinfonia will operate cruises from Durban to destinations in the Indian Ocean and Mozambique Channel from November 2009. At 58 600 tons and hosting close to 2100 passengers, the MSC Sinfonia will be the largest and most luxurious ship to have ever operated from a South African port. (iAfrica.com)
Comoros: Reforming 'The Coup-Coup Islands' Feb 26, 2009
The Comoros was strategically important to France because of its location at the northern entrance to the Mozambique Channel, midway between Mozambique and Madagascar, and remain so today, Chris Ayangafac, a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, a South African think-tank, told IRIN.. "Part of the reason for the growing interest in the east coast of Africa is to counter Iran's growing presence there and in the Comoros, and France's increased presence is a counterbalance to... (allAfrica.com)
