Traditional songs and dances welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron when he arrived this week on the Indian Ocean ...

A group of singers and dancers perform after French President Emmanuel Macron's visit Monday, April 21, 2025 in Tsingoni , Mayotte island, in the Indian Ocean French territory of Mayotte.

Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president and another 180 tons ...

French officials are fearing a “heavy” death toll after Cyclone Chido hit Mayotte islands, leaving a trail of destruction on the overseas territory located in the Indian Ocean. At least two ...

Around 320,000 people live on Mayotte, according to France's national statistics agency. A 2019 study found that half the population were foreigners, a third of whom were born in the French territory.

French authorities estimate another 100,000 migrants live in Mayotte, many in tin-roof shantytowns ... the arrival of migrants from the Comoros Islands, Madagascar and Tanzania fleeing poverty ...

but French MPs – opposed to any sharing of sovereignty – have never approved it. The case of Mayotte is even more contentious. Comoros has never accepted that the island chose, in a 1974 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Mayotte, a French territory, promising reconstruction aid after Cyclone Chido devastated the region. While progress is visible with restored utilities ...

Comoros is opposed to Mayotte's inclusion. The president will also discuss the issue of the Eparses Islands, French territories of strategic importance in the Mozambique Channel, claimed by ...

Traditional songs and dances welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron when he arrived this week on the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte — unlike his last visit, when he was greeted by furious ...