Comoros: Islamist elected as leader

Islamist Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi won Sunday's election on the Comoros Islands, provisional results show (May 14). Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi was seen as the favourite and he won 58% of the vote, the electoral board said. Supporters of the cleric, known as "Ayatollah" after his studies in Iran, were celebrating in the streets as early as Monday, confident of victory.