New Comoros law bans foreign nationals from certain jobs

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What happened

A new law in the Comoros bans foreign nationals from running certain small-scale businesses, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people, most of them Malagasy.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:17:30 UTC.

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