New disappointment in the “Wuambushu” operation. After the refusal to dock a migrant boat by the Comoros, it is the turn of the judicial court of Mamoudzou, in Mayotte, to suspend, Monday, April 24, the operation of destruction of the slum “Talus 2” of the district of Majicavo, in the town of Koungou, scheduled for Tuesday morning, according to a decision to which franceinfo was able to have access. The summary judge “orders the prefect of Mayotte to cease all evacuation and demolition of habitats” in Majicavo, adding that “the destruction of homes (…) is manifestly irregular”, “jeopardizing security” inhabitants. Thus, this shantytown destruction operation is suspended until further notice. Follow our live.
France hopes to “quickly resume” boat rotations to the Comoros. On Monday, the prefect of Mayotte, Thierry Suquet, said he hoped “resume quickly” the rotations of boats to the Comorian island of Anjouan, while the Comoros refused the docking of a ship transporting in particular migrants from Mayotte. “As long as the French side decides to do things unilaterally, we will take our responsibilities. No expelled person will return to a port under Comorian sovereignty”for his part justified the Comorian Minister of the Interior, Fakridine Mahamoud.
Operation “Wuambushu”. France plans to dislodge illegal migrants from slums in the French department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean, and deport Comorians present illegally in the territory to the nearest Comorian island, Anjouan, located just 70 km away. Some 1,800 police and gendarmes are in Mayotte for the operation called “Wuambushu” (taken over, in Mahorais) by the French Minister of the Interior and Overseas, Gérald Darmanin.
The poorest department in France. Mayotte is the youngest and poorest department in France, subject to significant migratory pressure. According to the French National Institute of Statistics, almost half of the 350,000 inhabitants of Mayotte do not have French nationality, but a third of the foreigners on the island were born there.
