Comoro: President grants sweeping new powers to his son

MORONI, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Comoros President Azali Assoumani has granted sweeping new powers to his son, Nour El Fath, allowing him to intervene at all stages of government decision making, after putting him in charge of coordinating government affairs last month.

Assoumani, 65, whose re-election in January was tainted by allegations of voter fraud, has b…