Strikes, protests paralyse France's Mayotte Island
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A month-long campaign of strikes and protests on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte has shone a light on the simmering resentment in some of France's tropical outposts over perceived neglect by…
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France's poorest island is parched because of drought and underinvestment
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Macron seeks to reassure Mayotte over illegal immigration, security
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Mayotte migrant crisis: French territory set to demolish shantytown
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French PM addresses security, health, immigration during visit to crisis-hit Mayotte
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Strikes, protests paralyse France's Mayotte Island
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French court halts controversial migrant expulsions from Mayotte slum
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Angry islanders: why France faces protests overseas
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Mayotte moves to modernity, France
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France's poorest island is parched because of drought and underinvestment
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Strikes, protests paralyse France's Mayotte Island
France's poorest island is parched because of drought and underinvestment
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