MORONI, Comoros, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - At least 17 African migrants have 
drowned off the Indian Ocean island of Comoros, the interior minister said 
Thursday.

Survivors said the group was from the Democratic Republic of Congo and 
thought they had arrived on the French island of Mayotte, Mohamed Ahamada 
Assoumani told reporters.

"At this time, we have 17 deceased. The coastguard is searching for four 
missing bodies," he said.