2024 crisis in Mayotte, France
In early 2024, a political and economic crisis broke out in the French territory of Mayotte .
Background
Topographic map of Mayotte, the "seahorse island" Mayotte is the poorest department in France .[ 1] Madagascar and Comoros , and economic migrants have come to Mayotte in search for work.[ 2] [ 3] Members of Parliament warned of "impending social chaos" due to severe poverty and illegal immigration.[ 4] [ 1] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Operation Wuambushu was launched by the French government.[ 8] Indian Ocean .[ 9]
Events
The President of the National Assembly , Yaël Braun-Pivet , visited Mayotte in January 2024.[ 10] [ 11] fortnight of protests broke out.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
The Minister of the Interior and Overseas , Gérald Darmanin , visited the island and announced that the automatic right to French citizenship by virtue of birth on Mayotte is to be restricted; such a measure is widely supported by the population of Mayotte in order to discourage illegal immigration.[ 15]
In April 2024, Marine Le Pen visited Mayotte.[ 16]
On 16 April 2024, Overseas Minister Marie Guevenoux announced the start of an Operation Wuambushu 2 , with the objective once again of “fighting unsanitary housing, illegal immigration and finding gang leaders", this time with a goal of arresting "60 gang leaders who were targeted" and destroying "1,300 bangas, twice as many as last year".[ 17]
In the 2024 French legislative election , the National Rally had a breakthrough with Anchya Bamana winning Mayotte's 2nd constituency .[ 18]
See also
References
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