The Comoros marks 50 years of independence from France on Sunday but an ongoing territorial dispute over the island of ...

France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Monday after the island group was battered by its worst cyclone in a century.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its ...

France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds are feared dead from Cyclone Chido. December 16, 2024 4:56 AM ET. By . The Associated Press This photo provided Dec.15, 2024 by the Civil Security ...

Authorities in Mayotte were ramping up relief operations, with 120 metric tons of food due to be distributed on Wednesday. Supplies have been arriving via an air bridge from France’s other ...

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst ...

France's battered Mayotte islands hit by a new tropical storm just weeks after a devastating cyclone. Broken cars are seen in Barakani, Mayotte, France on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

Mayotte, France's poorest department and the most impoverished territory in the European Union, has long been a destination for economic migrants from even poorer nations including nearby Comoros ...

Mayotte in the southeastern Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa is France’s poorest island and the poorest territory in the European Union. Dec. 15, 2024 Many of the victims are believed to be ...

A visit to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which were struck by Cyclone Chido last weekend, reveals the devastating toll of the storm on an impoverished territory that belongs to France.

France colonised Mayotte in 1843 and annexed the whole archipelago, including Comoros, in 1904. In a 1974 referendum, 95% backed separation but 63% on Mayotte voted to stay French.

Mamoudzou, Mayotte (Reuters) — Authorities in the French overseas territory of Mayotte could still confirm only 31 deaths on Wednesday from Cyclone Chido, more than four days after it swept ...