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Mayotte cyclone before and after images show ‘nuclear war-like’ destruction

French president Emmanuel Macron will travel to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido tore through the island with ferocious force, leaving potentially hundreds, if not thousands, dead, as survivors likened the ...
Human Rights WatchOpinion

France: Overseas Territory’s Education Barriers

The French overseas department of Mayotte, an island territory in the Indian Ocean and a former French colony, is failing to ...
PBS

Families scramble to help in French territory of Mayotte after deadly cyclone rips through island

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president ...
BBC

'We feel completely abandoned': Mayotte residents call for help after devastating cyclone

People on the island of Mayotte are calling for aid after Cyclone Chido, with wind speeds of 140mph (225kmh), devastated the French Indian Ocean territory "There's nothing here on the ground - no ...
Los Angeles Times

France’s battered Mayotte islands hit by new tropical storm just weeks after devastating cyclone

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The French territory of Mayotte was battered by a new tropical storm Sunday, just weeks after the worst cyclone to hit the islands in nearly a century laid waste to entire ...
BBC

Macron lands in cyclone-hit Mayotte bringing food and health aid

French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Mayotte as the French Indian Ocean territory continues to reel from the devastation of Cyclone Chido. Macron landed in Mayotte on Thursday morning and ...
Los Angeles Times

Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths a rift between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte — When Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure, it also exposed deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population. Thousands of ...
Human Rights Watch

France’s Persistent Education Shortcomings in Mayotte

France’s Persistent Education Shortcomings in Mayotte,” finds that Mayotte’s municipalities often impose significant and ...
Radio France Internationale

Authorities on Mayotte demolish slum, continue plan to deport Comorians

French authorities on Thursday razed an informal settlement on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte after overnight unrest sparked by government plans to clear slums and send illegal migrants back to ...
Radio France Internationale

French government's plan to rebuild Mayotte does not go far enough, says Le Pen

Speaking shortly after stepping off a military aircraft in Mayotte, Le Pen said: "The promises made to the people of Mayotte, who are suffering like mad, must not be forgotten." During a visit to ...
France 24

Mayotte votes for full French integration

REUTERS - Voters on Mayotte, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, chose by referendum on Sunday to become a fully fledged part of France—a change of status that will end local traditions such as ...
France 24

Mayotte votes to become overseas department

Residents of the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte have voted overwhelmingly to become France's 101st department, early results indicate. FRANCE 24 special correspondents Lucas Menget and Johan Bodin ...