"I am lucid" : in Mayotte, Emmanuel Macron encounters the harsh reality of the archipelago

On the first day of his visit to Mayotte, this Monday, four months after Cyclone Chido, the president was able to see the distress still present of the inhabitants and the many difficulties of this department, while the reconstruction is still waiting.

Mayotte's "refoundation" plan will include an envelope of more than three billion euros over six years, announced on Monday Emmanuel Macron, visiting the archipelago in particular to present this draft law of programming, four months after the devastating passage of Cyclone Chido. This funding of 3.2 billion euros planned between 2025 and 2031 according to the Elysée * "will be intended, with clauses of re-visiting, to be regularly reviewed"*, a…

On a visit to Mayotte, Emmanuel Macron announced, on Monday 21 April, a plan to recast, four months after the passage of Cyclone Chido, the most devastating in the archipelago in almost a century. At the key: more than three billion euros of additional aid over the next six years. Yet, no euro of public money has yet been paid to the local community. Faced with anger, the prefecture promises this evening that the first payments will take place i…

Emmanuel Macron announced this Monday a big financial boost for Mayotte: more than 3 billion euros will be injected over six years, starting in 2025. Objective ? To give a breath to the archipelago, still marked by the damage of Cyclone Chido four months ago. During his on-site visit, the president said that this money will come from both France, Europe and international partners. "This budget will be regularly reassessed to adapt to the needs,"…