African Union calls for restraint in Comoros crisis

Comoros Gendarmerie officers stand on the back of a car as they disperse opposition supporters, in Moroni, on March 25, 2019. PHOTO | GIANLUIGI GUERCIA | AFP

The African Union has called on all sides in Comoros to "show the greatest restraint" amid violence and a political crisis in the wake of disputed elections.

AU commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat said he was "concerned about the deterioration of the political and security climate" on the Indian Ocean archipelago, in statement released late Friday.