Three days after the violent clashes that rocked the small town of Kawéni, Mayotte is in shock.
It is therefore in an atmosphere more tense than ever that Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior and Overseas, should land on Sunday, for a three-day visit scheduled for a long time, on the theme of illegal immigration. .
This problem is undermining this Indian Ocean island as recent events have illustrated.
Wednesday morning, the streets of Kawéni, this small town near Mamoudzou, the capital, turned into a place of clashes between delinquents and police.
A border police control operation set fire to the powder.
Very quickly, the situation deteriorated and the police were targeted.
Looting, ransacking, roadblocks, burnt bins, stone throwing: the police found themselves surrounded.
They responded with tear gas.
Taking advantage of the chaos, young delinquents have cracked down on…
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