“We remain suspicious”: in Mayotte, residents have mixed feelings about Gérald Darmanin’s announcements

Will these grand announcements be enough to put out the fire?

The visit of the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, this Sunday to Mayotte, during which he announced a constitutional revision intended to remove land rights on the Indian Ocean island, was perceived as a hand tense towards the demonstrators.

But they are now waiting for concrete actions before lifting the blockages.

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The 101st French department has been paralyzed since January 22 by roadblocks installed by “citizen collectives” protesting against insecurity and uncontrolled immigration, mainly fueled by neighboring Comoros, one of the poorest countries in the world. .

The trigger: the installation, in mid-January, of a camp for migrants of Somali origin at the Cavani stadium, the evacuation of which has been underway since January 25 at the request of Gabriel Attal.

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