Mayotte, soon on red alert, is preparing for the passage of Cyclone Chido

Mayotte, soon on red alert, is preparing for the passage of Cyclone Chido

“We are very afraid”: the inhabitants of Mayotte were preparing on Friday for the passage of Chido, an intense tropical cyclone which caused the Indian Ocean archipelago to be placed on red alert from 10 p.m. (8 p.m. in Paris). “This is a serious time. Mayotte has never experienced such a situation”declared the president of … Read more

Cyclone Chido threatens Mayotte, red alert triggered

Cyclone Chido threatens Mayotte, red alert triggered

“This is an unprecedented event, extremely violent, the winds could exceed 180 km/h,” explained François-Xavier Bieuville, prefect of Mayotte this Friday. During a press conference, he announced that the Indian Ocean archipelago will finally be placed on red cyclone alert on Friday from 10 p.m. local time, due to the passage of Cyclone Chido. The … Read more

Cyclone Chido approaching, orange alert triggered in Mayotte

Cyclone Chido threatens Mayotte, red alert triggered

The orange alert was triggered from Friday in Mayotte with heavy rains, gusts of wind and risks of marine submersion expected during the night from Friday to Saturday as tropical cyclone “Chido” prepares to hit the French department of the Indian Ocean. “Intense tropical cyclone Chido is currently located 920 km east-northeast of the island … Read more

What is Azerbaijan trying to do with New Caledonia and Corsica?

What is Azerbaijan trying to do with New Caledonia and Corsica?

At the end of April, while tensions were rising in New Caledonia over a change in electoral law, Gérald Darmanin was already denouncing Azerbaijan’s “harmful interference” in the archipelago. The then Minister of the Interior denounced the signing of a “memorandum”, a text without legal value, between an elected Caledonian separatist and the president of … Read more

Suspected of a murder in Rennes, a man on the run arrested and imprisoned

Suspected of a murder in Rennes, a man on the run arrested and imprisoned

The man was arrested in the Paris region. A 28-year-old suspect was indicted and imprisoned on Monday for the murder of a man, stabbed in the center of Rennes last week, the prosecution announced. This suspect was arrested on Saturday at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport “where he was going to take a flight to Mayotte”, … Read more

A body found in Toulouse, ten days after the disappearance of a student

A body found in Toulouse, ten days after the disappearance of a student

Assuming the worst. The body of Tadj Madi, a 20-year-old student who has been missing since October 19 in Toulouse, was probably found on Monday on Ramier Island by a walker. This was indicated on Tuesday evening by the family of the young Mahorais in Mayotte la 1re, confirming information from France 3 Occitanie. Tadj … Read more

Mayotte: prison director resigns to protest overcrowding

Mayotte: prison director resigns to protest overcrowding

The director of Majicavo prison, in Mayotte, announced Monday October 7 his resignation for “attract attention” on working conditions in this overcrowded establishment, marked at the end of September by a mutiny. “By submitting my resignation, I wish to draw attention to this establishment and thus contribute, in my modest way, to improving the working … Read more

The director of the Mayotte prison resigns to denounce the situation

The director of the Mayotte prison resigns to denounce the situation

Nicolas Jauniaux, current director of Majicavo prison, in Mayotte, announced his resignation on Monday to denounce the degraded working conditions within this overcrowded penitentiary establishment. “By submitting my resignation, I wish to draw attention to this establishment and thus contribute, in my modest way, to improving the working conditions of staff and the living conditions … Read more