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Comoros
2.4% annual probability
Population
882.85K
GDP
$1.81B
Currency
KMF
Capital
Moroni
Land area
1.86K km²
Official languages
Arabic, Comorian, French
Risk assessment
Risk profile
The live 12-month probability is 2.4%, placing Comoros at a low risk of a new armed conflict on its territory. The main enduring concerns are weak state capacity, limited economic resources, political contestation, and a history of coups, attempted coups, and separatist violence since independence.
Recent reporting shows diplomatic friction rather than armed mobilisation. At the 31 August African Union summit in Luanda, Foreign Minister Mbae Mohamed again raised Comoros’ claim that France unlawfully occupies Mayotte, making France the principal external actor in the dispute; no reported fighting or imminent confrontation accompanied the remarks.
The largest uncertainty is whether domestic political disputes or the Mayotte issue could move beyond institutions and diplomacy into organised violence. Risk would rise with a coup attempt, sustained unrest involving security forces, or armed mobilisation linked to separatist actors; continued diplomatic handling of Mayotte and peaceful management of domestic politics would support the current low level.
Strategic reasoning
- Comoros’ record of coups, attempted coups, and separatist crises shows that political disputes can become coercive despite the country’s small size and limited military capacity. This history supports a persistent risk of internal armed violence, while the threshold for sustained conflict remains high.
- The Mayotte dispute provides an external grievance involving France, but current evidence concerns AU diplomacy rather than cross-border attacks or preparations for fighting on Comorian territory. This distinction keeps the issue relevant as context without treating overseas or diplomatic activity as a new conflict onset.
Critical indicators
- On 31 August 2026, Comorian Foreign Minister Mbae Mohamed raised the Mayotte dispute at the AU summit in Luanda, accusing France of illegal occupation. The intervention keeps bilateral tension politically salient but was reported as diplomatic advocacy, not an armed escalation.
- Comoros’ repeated post-independence coups and separatist crises remain relevant country history. They explain why institutional weakness and political shocks could generate a new domestic conflict even though the current reporting identifies no sustained armed violence on the islands.
Probability trend
How the Comoros estimate has moved
Probability2.5%2.5%2.4%
Aug 26
Aug 31
Sep 1
Date
Regional context
Comoros compared with its neighbours and region
Comoros ranks number 85 of 195 in new conflict outbreak risk.
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