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 Offshore World Resources & Data Base: Living Overseas, International Real Estate, Overseas Investments, Expatriate ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anjouan itself is 424 sq km, with a population of 230,000, and its airport is accessible internationally via Madagascar or Mayotte.
Anjouan island is a part of the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros has declared itself an offshore, tax-free zone as of 1999.This island is notable for its waterfalls and abundant vegetation.
Anjouan is not a party to any treaties in connection with taxation or exchange of information or Mutual Legal Assistance, and it is not subject to pressure from any dominant foreign government.
www.taxhaven-opm.org /opm/ver2.asp?cod=274&canal=Anjouan   (1528 words)

  
 Anjouan Island day gecko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Anjouan Island day gecko feeds on insects and nectar.
This subspecies only inhabits the island Anjouan in the Comoros.
Phelsuma v-nigra anjouanensis is found on agave bushes, banana trees, palms, human dwellings and even on the ground.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anjouan_Island_day_gecko   (271 words)

  
 Africa Watch Anjouan: A Spat in the Indian Ocean - African Security Review Vol 7, No. 3, 1998
The vote on Mayotte has some echoes in the Anjouan secession of 1997, for the political organisation against independence in 1974 was orchestrated by shopkeepers adversely affected by the move of the colonial capital in 1962 from Mayotte to Moroni, the principal town of Grand Comore.
On 14 March, four people were killed and another twenty wounded on Anjouan where a general strike had led to the storming of the airport and the erection of barricades in defiance of the authorities.
Anjouan was not convinced, however, and the locals began setting their defences in order.
www.iss.co.za /Pubs/ASR/7No3/AfricaWatch.html   (5440 words)

  
 Economy and Investment in Anjouan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anjouan is an island forming part of the Comoros Islands, a group of islands in the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
Anjouan has one of the best deep water harbours in the region and the most important in the Comoros, able to accommodate cargo liners and container ships, and is strategically located on international shipping routes, allowing substantial development potential for investors.
Anjouan is not a party to any treaties regarding taxation or exchange of information or Mutual Legal Assistance, and it is not subject to pressure from any dominant foreign government...
www.lowtax.net /lowtax/html/jajcfir.html   (1702 words)

  
 Military seize power in Comoros Islands
In a desperate bid to escape from poverty, the small island of Anjouan voted to secede from the federation in August 1997.
Anjouan is the island nearest Mayotte, which has remained a French colony, and which has a higher standard of living.
The result of the latest round of negotiations, which took place in April, was a proposal for greater autonomy for Anjouan and the other island of the Comoros, Moheli.
www.wsws.org /articles/1999/may1999/como-m07.shtml   (533 words)

  
 GamblingLicenses.com - Internet Gambling Licenses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anjouan is an offshore jurisdiction located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa.
Anjouan Services is the sole registered agent, but has more 60 partners in the world.
The Bank of Anjouan is the central bank of the country and is the regulator for all banking activities.
www.gamblinglicenses.com /LicencesDatabaseDetail.cfm?Licenses_ID=28&Region=AfricaexampleLink.htm   (327 words)

  
 Historical flags of Anjouan (Comoros)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anjouan page at the World Statesmen website: Flag images mostely taken from Jaume’s collection (no credit is shown) and some also from FOTW.
Anjouan was a Colony between 1912 and 1914, and later incorporated into the Comoros.
This information was communicated in 1980 to L. Philippe [phi02a] by Said Ali Kemal, the Comorian Ambassador in France, who was the nephew of the Sultan of Anjouan and one of the sons of the Sultan of Grande Comore.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/km-nz_h.html   (422 words)

  
 Comparative Criminology | Africa - Comoros
On December 23, the draft Constitution, which calls for the reincorporation of Anjouan, Grand Comoros, and Moheli into a new federation that would grant the islands greater autonomy, was approved overwhelmingly in a referendum described by international observers as free and fair.
The Anjouan secession crisis subsided after the August 2000 signing of the "Fomboni Declaration of National Unity" by Azali and separatist leader Lieutenant Colonel Said Abeid.
In August 2001, Anjouan separatist leader Abeid fled to Mayotte after he was overthrown; he was placed under house arrest upon his arrival but was released on August 12, 2001.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/africa/comoros.html   (3432 words)

  
 flag of Anjouan (Comoros) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
A photo showing the flag of Anjouan near to the Comorian national flag shows clearly that the former’s background is plain medium red, not dark red.
In Mayotte the boat (an Anjouan boat) flew the Comorien flag (the official one, green and white), as its flag of origin.
Among the flags I saw on Anjouan in April 1998 included one that was a mixture of the French and Mawana flags: basically the blue, white, red of the French flag, but with the red part slightly stretched and incorporating the white hand and crescent [see photo].
www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/km-nz.html   (1480 words)

  
 The Anjouan Government and Offshore Finance Authority Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anjouan is beginning a new chapter in its young history as an autonomous island within the Union of Comoros.
With a rich diversity in culture, language and cuisine, Anjouan is a fascinating and unique island that must be experienced.
Anjouan has passed new laws and legislation in 2005 enabling the creation of a superior offshore finance sector.
www.anjouangov.com   (179 words)

  
 Insad Offshore : Offshore Companies Incorporation and administration - Business addresses - Bank Introduction - Tax ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
U.S.A. Anjouan is an independent island situated in the Channel of the Mozambique, between Africa and Madagascar.
In respect to bank accounts for registered companies in Anjouan, it is possible to open an account in The Bank of Anjouan or in several offshore places such as Panama or, if your initial deposit permits it, in Switzerland.
Anjouan also offers solutions for credit card clearance for e-commerce payments on the internet (merchant accounts) with reasonable commissions and a very large range of accepted commercial activities.
www.insad.ca /EN/anj.htm   (326 words)

  
 Comoros Islands, Pierre Pahlavi
At the moment when the Islamic Federation of the Comoros is threatening to break down under the pressure of Anjouan's and Mohéli's secession, it seems necessary to determine the recurrent elements which, during this system's twenty years of existence, have caused its desequilibrium and its progressive fall.
Anjouan was divided into rival sultanates before being unified by Abdallah I who, at the head of the Mutsumadu Sultanate, conquered the Domoni Sultanate.
Ali Moumine, Anjouan's minister of foreign affairs, accused them of trying all means to "legitimise the deployment of military observers, against the will of the Anjouan people."54 From that moment on, mutual suspicion brought Anjouan and the OAU leaders into opposition.
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 Anjouan - TheBestLinks.com - Comoros, History of Comoros, France, Indian Ocean, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anjouan - TheBestLinks.com - Comoros, History of Comoros, France, Indian Ocean,...
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A series of surcharged stamps issued in 1912 was available for use in Madagascar and all of the Comoros, and thereafter stamps of Madagascar were used.
www.thebestlinks.com /Anjouan.html   (233 words)

  
 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001 - Comoros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In August 1999, an independent radio station on Anjouan, Radio Ushababi, which was opposed to the independence movement, reportedly was forced to cease broadcasting after being harassed by police and threatened on several occasions by a group of separatist militiamen.
During the year on Anjouan, teachers went on strike between May and June because they were not being paid, resulting in the closure of the schools.
On Anjouan teachers went on strike several times during the year because they were not being paid, resulting in the closure of the schools (see Section 2.a.).
www.usemb.se /human/2001/africa/comoros.html   (5779 words)

  
 Comoros Human Rights
The Union of Comoros is an emerging democracy that was ruled by President Azali Assoumani, who took power in a coup in April 1999, and subsequently was elected democratically in April presidential elections described by international observers as free and fair.
In December 2001, the draft Constitution, which called for the reincorporation of Anjouan, Grande Comoros, and Moheli into a new federation that would grant the islands greater autonomy, was approved overwhelmingly in a referendum described by international observers as free and fair.
During the year, there were no reports of strikes on Anjouan or Moheli; however, teachers held strikes on Grande Comore, which resulted in the closure of schools for 1 week.
www.nationbynation.com /Comoros/Human.html   (3292 words)

  
 Re-Colonization: A Response to Failure of Democratization; the Case of Comoro Islands
The dissatisfaction increased and the people of Anjouan felt that they were more affected than their Ngazija counterparts.
The Anjouan separatists responded to the drums and started to play the Mayotte tune, completely unaware that, under the present international laws and regulations that recognize the boundaries of the countries admitted to the United Nations as final, France can not encourage the division of a nation state let alone recolonize it.
What the Mayotte politicians wanted was to be able to point a finger to the crisis and the political instability in Comoros as a way of defending their decision to remain in the French system.
www.africa.upenn.edu /Workshop/shariff.html   (4632 words)

  
 BBC News | AFRICA | Anjouan rejects Comoros settlement
The people of the island of Anjouan in the Indian Ocean appear to have rejected a plan to rejoin the federation of the Comoro Islands.
The separatist authorities in Anjouan had campaigned hard for a rejection of the accord.
A BBC correspondent in Anjouan says people are now waiting anxiously to see what will happen when that deadline expires.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/616783.stm   (251 words)

  
 Office of the International Companies (Official website)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The BCI is the only organization entitled by the State of Anjouan to record the International Companies.
The Ordinance N° 1 of the 1st March 1999 on IC obliges to be represented in Anjouan by the intermediary of an registered agent (Article 35 §1).
The Registrar of the International Companies, Administrator of the BCI, is at your disposal for any additional information and to help you in your steps of creation of a IC or a Trust in the respect of the Regulation in force.
www.anjouan.net /BCI/3_index.htm   (475 words)

  
 Excite - Travel Guide - Attractions
In some ways, Anjouan is a poster child of the Indian Ocean.
With its forests and rivers tumbling in a sea of green and blue down to the ocean below, and its fields of exotic essential oils - ylang-ylang, jasmine, cassis, basilic, palmarosa and orange flower - scattered throughout the island it really could be an advertisement for tropical island living.
Anjouan has a large accessible port so catching boats to the island is always an easy option.
www1.excite.com /travel/travelguide/attractions/0,20310,Africa-376,00.html   (1518 words)

  
 com001 Preparations for civil war in Anjouan
Anjouan island succeeded in achieving independence from Comoros in 1997, although not recognised by any state.
This immediately provoked protests on Anjouan, including an occupation of the Ouani airport, which succeeded in preventing the arrival of mediator Madeira to Anjouan.
In the night from 5 to 6 February, Anjouan police fired at the demonstrators at Ouani airport.
www.afrol.com /News2001/com001_anjouan_conflict.htm   (1171 words)

  
 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2000 - Comoros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In November a Tripartite Commission, composed of representatives from Grande Comore, Moheli and Anjouan, was inaugurated and charged with developing a new constitution based on the Fomboni Declaration--an agreement between the Government and Anjouan--and the constitution that was articulated by the National Congress in August.
Although the OAU initially had maintained the position that the Antananarivo Accord was the only viable option to reunify the islands, in December the OAU stated its intention to accept an agreement that maintained the territorial integrity the country and that provided for a democratic constitutional government.
In September 1999, secessionist authorities on Anjouan exiled a group of opponents to Mayotte, then imprisoned several of the group's leaders when they were sent back to Anjouan by French authorities.
www.usemb.se /human/2000/africa/comoros.html   (5263 words)

  
 BBC News | AFRICA | Mutineers in Anjouan arrest ruler
The leader of renegade soldiers on the breakaway island of Anjouan, in the Comoros, says his forces have arrested the ruler of the territory.
Salim Ali Abdu, who led a mutiny in Anjouan on Wednesday, told the BBC that Colonel Said Abeid Abderamane was in custody in the capital, Mutsamudu.
Anjouan broke away from its sister islands in the Comoros in 1997 and has since been troubled by intermittent periods of unrest.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1481000/1481133.stm   (142 words)

  
 CNN - Comoros rebellion reportedly crushed - Sept. 4, 1997
Anjouan, the second largest island in the Comoros group off southeastern Africa, declared independence on August 3 after months of protest, civil unrest and clashes with security forces that led to several deaths.
Taki's government launched an assault on Anjouan island early on Wednesday to crush a secessionist revolt.
A senior aid official in contact with Anjouan earlier reported many were wounded and some killed in the fighting.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9709/04/comoros   (336 words)

  
 afrol News - Radio censored on Comoros' Anjouan island
Anjouan is one of three autonomous islands in the Comoros Union.
Anjouan's few media outlets struggle to survive with little funding and despite the strict controls imposed by the island's authorities.
Following military action and an international blockade of the island, Anjouan authorities negotiated a return to Comoros that included the establishment of the Comoros Union.
www.afrol.com /articles/15414   (657 words)

  
 comoros map and information page
The land rises to the island's highest point, the active crater of Mount Kartala, a large, gently sloping volcano in the shape of a flattened dome and built almost exclusively of lava flows.
Anjouan (Nzwani,) the second largest island is a similar lava plateau with three volcanic mountain chains.
Mayotte, the oldest of the islands, has also dramatically eroded over time, and is well-watered by a series of small streams.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/km.htm   (535 words)

  
 GMC: About Anjouan
Anjouan is a self-governing island situated in the Indian Ocean (see map).
March 2002: Anjouan adopts new constitution by referendum and approves membership of Union of the Comoros.
Anjouan has a pleasant tropical climate with temperatures ranging from 15 to 32 degrees.
www.global-money.com /item.php?id=187   (408 words)

  
 World's Armed Conflicts: The Comoros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
One of the Comoros islands, Anjouan, wants to become independent, complaining about economic neglect from the government in Grand Comoros.
Troops from the main island have been struck back, and Anjouan people living on Grand Comoros is said to have been persecuted.
One of the other reasons for the coup was also the presidents signing of an agreement on autonomy for the three islands in the federation, but the military leaders have promised the UN to stick to the agreement.
www.jmk.su.se /global99/conflicts/africa/comoros.htm   (281 words)

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