11 April: Thirty-eight prisoners escape from a prison in Moroni.[4]
7 August: President Azali Assoumani grants extensive powers to his son and alleged successor Nour El Fath, allowing him to intervene throughout multiple stages of government decision-making.[5]
13 September: President Assoumani is slightly injured after being stabbed at a funeral in Salimani. The suspect, a 24-year old soldier, is arrested but is subsequently found dead in his prison cell on 14 September.[7]