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C'est Albert qui nous a appris comment l’empereur est mort.
= "It’s Albert who has told us that the emperor has passed."
Normally, “comment” translates into “how”, but it seems to me that the “comment” here serves the function of “que” (that) rather than asking about the way (façon, manière) the emperor has passed.
"Comment" always translates to "how" : If I translate the French example "C'est Albert qui nous a appris comment l’empereur est mort.", you know how the emperor has passed. Comment = La manière, le moyen
Here is another example:
Il nous a appris comment conduire un tramway.
He taught us how to drive a tram.
