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France begins massive handouts of bottled water in drought-stricken Mayotte

Months into an historic drought on the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, France is ramping up its distribution of bottled water. From Monday everyone on the archipelago – no longer just its most vulnerable residents – will be entitled to a one-litre bottle per day, in a vast operation that…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 20, 2023

Drought and mismanagement have left a French island parched. That holds lessons for the mainland

Water taps flow just one day out of three in Mayotte, a French territory off Africa’s eastern coast

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2023

French island Mayotte survives on bottled water in century's worst drought

The French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte will this month begin distributing bottled water to its 310,000 residents as the region faces its worst drought this century.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 5, 2023

Authorities demolish slums on French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte

Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte said they demolished more than 80 illegal dwellings as part of a crackdown on illegal migration and poor housing.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 15, 2023

For survivors of gender-based violence in French overseas territories, 'silence prevails'

According to a report published by French feminist organisation En avant toute(s), life is particularly harrowing for survivors of sexual abuse and gender-based violence in French overseas territories like Martinique, Mayotte and Guadeloupe. The subject is taboo and victims are often so isolated that many don’t speak out.

France 24 · Jul 29, 2023

France destroys more Mayotte slums, vowing to 'regain control' of population

On a visit to the French overseas department of Mayotte at the weekend, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin vowed to "regain control" of the archipelago’s demography as he announced the destruction of 275 slums since the beginning of the year.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 26, 2023

French authorities begin demolition of vast Mayotte shantytown

Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte have begun demolishing homes in a large slum in an operation to tackle illegal migration, delinquancy and poor housing.

Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2023

Ferry link resumes between Mayotte and Comoros amid migration row

A maritime link between the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte and the Comoros resumed on Wednesday after a weeks-long suspension following unrest sparked by a migration row.

Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2023

Anti-migration operation on French African island of Mayotte stirs tensions, exposes inequalities

France is facing a migration quagmire on the island territory of Mayotte off Africa’s east coast

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Money from France will not help Comoros swallow the Wuambushu pill

Azali Assoumani, president of the Union of Comoros and the African Union rotating chairman, told RFI that he will not accept the forced repatriation by France of around ten thousand people from Mayotte to the Comoros. Nor will he accept a financial compensation to take undocumented Comorians from Mayotte as…

Radio France Internationale · May 8, 2023