Drones against illegal immigration
The Foreign Legion based in Mayotte used drones from March 11 to 15 as part of operations to combat illegal immigration and an administrative requisition. This experiment will undoubtedly call for others, remote-controlled devices equipped with cameras making it possible to track illegal immigrants who escape interceptions at sea upon their arrival on land. Last February 11, the minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, visiting the island had announced “new technological means, like marine drones”, to put in place the “iron curtain over the water” which should discourage illegal immigration between the Comoros and Mayotte.
Regional economic forum postponed again
Scheduled for the end of 2023 in Mayotte, the Indian Ocean Islands Economic Forum, organized by Cap Business Indian Ocean and various local partners, had been postponed for the first time due to water shortages in the territory. The 14th edition of the forum was to be held from April 17 to 19, but it was postponed again due to the tense social climate and must be held in the fourth quarter of 2024. Dates will be announced soon.
Unprecedented diplomatic agreement
Le Conseil départemental de Mayotte et le gouvernement ont signé le 11 mars une convention de partenariat inédite, en marge des Assises de la diplomatie parlementaire et de la coopération décentralisée, in Paris. Cette convention, paraphée par le ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères et celui de l’Intérieur et des Outre-mer fixe un cadre de dialogue et de concertation autour d’un comité d’insertion régionale de Mayotte. She plans, otherwise, la formation des cadres mahorais à la diplomatie et au protocole, ainsi que l’association du département concerné à l’action diplomatique de la région. Il s’agit de la première concrétisation de la mesure 54 du Conseil interministériel des Outre-mer de juillet dernier, qui vise à « associer les territoires ultramarins à la politique étrangère de la France ».
