The ferry Maria Galanta resumed Wednesday its rotations between the French department of Mayotte and the neighboring Comorian island of Anjouan. The two islands are only 70 km apart.
The ferry had not made a crossing since 24 April, as the Comoros had decreed the closure of the port of Mutsamudu. The Comorian government had warned Monday that it would only welcome Comorians in an irregular situation willing to return to the country, after several weeks of a standoff.