Our Scans · Mayotte · Weekly Summary

• Flights to the island of Corsica, and French overseas territories, including Mayotte, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and French Polynesia will be exempt from the tax increases. Fodors Travel Guide
• Meteorologists expect Dikeledi to turn south and then east, tracking back toward Madagascar and out to sea after passing Mayotte. ABC News
• Drawn by the hope of being granted asylum and escaping from poverty and instability, more and more Somali nationals embark on the Mayotte route. Hiiraanweyn
• Ongoing conflict in Mozambique and undocumented migration to Mayotte will have played a key role in the number of deaths and the infrastructure damage. The Conversation
• Mayotte could not be rebuilt without addressing migration. The Guardian
• Downdetector does not offer its reporting services in East African countries, but Netblocks a different internet disruption reporting company showed that there was a high incident impact in Tanzania and Mayotte, and a medium rating in Mozambique and Malawi from the Seacom cable break. Fin24
• France plans to deter immigration by ending so-called birthright citizenship in Mayotte, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean and one of France's poorest departments. Yahoo News
• France will revoke birthright citizenship in its Indian Ocean department of Mayotte in a bid to curb a migration crisis that sparked weeks of protests. The Telegraph
• Particularly high projected growth - more than 25.0% - was observed in regions as far afield as Mayotte and Guyane (France), Voreio Aigaio (Greece), Illes Balears (Spain), Malta, Eastern and Midland (Ireland) and Stockholm (Sweden). Europa
• The UK will require all travelers from France - including the fully vaccinated - to isolate for 10 days when they return because the Beta variant is spreading there, though mostly in the Indian Ocean territories of Reunion and Mayotte. New York Post
• Octave will soon be used to connect Saft's renewable energy storage batteries in Puerto Rico, and in Mayotte, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Sierra Wireless
• The Indian Navy will be able to benefit from logistical support and bunkering within the French military facilities of Reunion, Mayotte, and Djibouti, and, potentially, the bases of the Emirates and the Pacific Ocean. Inspector General U.S. Department of Defense
• Madeira and Mayotte or Aedes albopictus in La Réunion are at risk of local transmission should the virus be introduced. ECDC

Last updated: 18 June 2025