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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Madagascar today to meet with Malagasy president Andry Nirina Rajoelina, and bring to an end a foreshortened visit to the Indian Ocean.<\/h4>\nMacron was in Mayotte on Monday, where he announced a \u20ac3.2bn five year \u2018rebuilding\u2019 plan to help the island, which is a French department, recover from the devastation of Cyclone Chido late last year.<\/h4>\nChido struck the island on 14th<\/sup> December, and is confirmed to have killed 40 people and injured 5,600. More than 200 people remain \u2018missing\u2019 and 90 per cent of all buildings on the island were damaged.<\/h4>\nMacron said his plan would also include doubling the number of deportations of \u2018illegal immigrants\u2019 to Mayotte (last year 24,500 people were forcibly removed from the island), a plan considered complex and controversial because the vast majority of those immigrants are from Comoros, which claims sovereignty over Mayotte (Mayotte broke away from Comoros in 1975 and declared itself \u2013 with French acceptance \u2013 \u2018part of France\u2019).<\/h4>\nMacron was yesterday in Reunion, where he discussed possible responses to Cyclone Garance, which on 28th<\/sup> February struck the island, killing five people and causing \u20ac250m of damage.<\/h4>\nHe also spoke on ways to combat the department\u2019s chikungunya epidemic: the disease, transmitted by the tiger mosquito, has killed six people since January.<\/h4>\nHe will arrive in Antananarivo this afternoon, and his agenda is, according to the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace, to \u2018promote our shared interests\u2019.<\/h4>\nIt is understood that Rajoelina hopes to make headway with talks regarding electricity generation, as just 36 per cent of Malagasy people are connected to the country\u2019s national grid, and the president has set a target of 70 per cent connection by 2023.<\/h4>\nBut while Macron may welcome an opportunity for French companies to become engaged in Malagasy infrastructure, and hopes to hold conversations on maritime security and protecting the ocean against climate change and plastic pollution, it\u2019s likely he will also face some uncomfortable moments.<\/h4>\nBecause also this afternoon, Macron \u2013 on the first bilateral visit to Madagascar by a French president since Jacques Chirac in 2005 \u2013 and Rajoelina are set to \u2018raise\u2019 the Scattered Islands, and archipelago of five almost uninhabited islands which are French territory, but which Madagascar claims as its own.<\/h4>\nAmongst other reasons, the islands have assumed increasing potential importance globally as their ownership effectively comes with control of the Mozambique Channel, a once-again important route for international trade, and which contains large numbers of edible fish and \u2013 it is believed \u2013 extensive carbon-based fuel.<\/h4>\nIt is to be hoped that the latter, whatever happens regarding the islands\u2019 ownership, will remain in the ground.<\/h4>\nAnd on Thursday, territorial disputes will once again surface, as Macron, representing Reunion, will attend the fifth Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) summit in Madagascar, alongside Malagasy, Mauritian, Comorian and Seychellois representatives.<\/h4>\nThe people of Mayotte demand they should be allowed to join the IOC, in common with their fellow French department inhabitants of Reunion. But Comoros, also claiming ownership of the island, refuses its entry.<\/h4>\nThe rest of the summit will focus on food security and the sovereignty of the IOC\u2019s current members.<\/h4>\nMacron, who was supposed to visit Mauritius after Madagascar, will instead leave directly from the Malagasy state, to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 26 April.<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nMacron was in Mayotte on Monday, where he announced a \u20ac3.2bn five year \u2018rebuilding\u2019 plan to help the island, which is a French department, recover from the devastation of Cyclone Chido late last year.<\/h4>\nChido struck the island on 14th<\/sup> December, and is confirmed to have killed 40 people and injured 5,600. More than 200 people remain \u2018missing\u2019 and 90 per cent of all buildings on the island were damaged.<\/h4>\nMacron said his plan would also include doubling the number of deportations of \u2018illegal immigrants\u2019 to Mayotte (last year 24,500 people were forcibly removed from the island), a plan considered complex and controversial because the vast majority of those immigrants are from Comoros, which claims sovereignty over Mayotte (Mayotte broke away from Comoros in 1975 and declared itself \u2013 with French acceptance \u2013 \u2018part of France\u2019).<\/h4>\nMacron was yesterday in Reunion, where he discussed possible responses to Cyclone Garance, which on 28th<\/sup> February struck the island, killing five people and causing \u20ac250m of damage.<\/h4>\nHe also spoke on ways to combat the department\u2019s chikungunya epidemic: the disease, transmitted by the tiger mosquito, has killed six people since January.<\/h4>\nHe will arrive in Antananarivo this afternoon, and his agenda is, according to the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace, to \u2018promote our shared interests\u2019.<\/h4>\nIt is understood that Rajoelina hopes to make headway with talks regarding electricity generation, as just 36 per cent of Malagasy people are connected to the country\u2019s national grid, and the president has set a target of 70 per cent connection by 2023.<\/h4>\nBut while Macron may welcome an opportunity for French companies to become engaged in Malagasy infrastructure, and hopes to hold conversations on maritime security and protecting the ocean against climate change and plastic pollution, it\u2019s likely he will also face some uncomfortable moments.<\/h4>\nBecause also this afternoon, Macron \u2013 on the first bilateral visit to Madagascar by a French president since Jacques Chirac in 2005 \u2013 and Rajoelina are set to \u2018raise\u2019 the Scattered Islands, and archipelago of five almost uninhabited islands which are French territory, but which Madagascar claims as its own.<\/h4>\nAmongst other reasons, the islands have assumed increasing potential importance globally as their ownership effectively comes with control of the Mozambique Channel, a once-again important route for international trade, and which contains large numbers of edible fish and \u2013 it is believed \u2013 extensive carbon-based fuel.<\/h4>\nIt is to be hoped that the latter, whatever happens regarding the islands\u2019 ownership, will remain in the ground.<\/h4>\nAnd on Thursday, territorial disputes will once again surface, as Macron, representing Reunion, will attend the fifth Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) summit in Madagascar, alongside Malagasy, Mauritian, Comorian and Seychellois representatives.<\/h4>\nThe people of Mayotte demand they should be allowed to join the IOC, in common with their fellow French department inhabitants of Reunion. But Comoros, also claiming ownership of the island, refuses its entry.<\/h4>\nThe rest of the summit will focus on food security and the sovereignty of the IOC\u2019s current members.<\/h4>\nMacron, who was supposed to visit Mauritius after Madagascar, will instead leave directly from the Malagasy state, to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 26 April.<\/h4>\n
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Macron said his plan would also include doubling the number of deportations of \u2018illegal immigrants\u2019 to Mayotte (last year 24,500 people were forcibly removed from the island), a plan considered complex and controversial because the vast majority of those immigrants are from Comoros, which claims sovereignty over Mayotte (Mayotte broke away from Comoros in 1975 and declared itself \u2013 with French acceptance \u2013 \u2018part of France\u2019).<\/h4>\nMacron was yesterday in Reunion, where he discussed possible responses to Cyclone Garance, which on 28th<\/sup> February struck the island, killing five people and causing \u20ac250m of damage.<\/h4>\nHe also spoke on ways to combat the department\u2019s chikungunya epidemic: the disease, transmitted by the tiger mosquito, has killed six people since January.<\/h4>\nHe will arrive in Antananarivo this afternoon, and his agenda is, according to the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace, to \u2018promote our shared interests\u2019.<\/h4>\nIt is understood that Rajoelina hopes to make headway with talks regarding electricity generation, as just 36 per cent of Malagasy people are connected to the country\u2019s national grid, and the president has set a target of 70 per cent connection by 2023.<\/h4>\nBut while Macron may welcome an opportunity for French companies to become engaged in Malagasy infrastructure, and hopes to hold conversations on maritime security and protecting the ocean against climate change and plastic pollution, it\u2019s likely he will also face some uncomfortable moments.<\/h4>\nBecause also this afternoon, Macron \u2013 on the first bilateral visit to Madagascar by a French president since Jacques Chirac in 2005 \u2013 and Rajoelina are set to \u2018raise\u2019 the Scattered Islands, and archipelago of five almost uninhabited islands which are French territory, but which Madagascar claims as its own.<\/h4>\nAmongst other reasons, the islands have assumed increasing potential importance globally as their ownership effectively comes with control of the Mozambique Channel, a once-again important route for international trade, and which contains large numbers of edible fish and \u2013 it is believed \u2013 extensive carbon-based fuel.<\/h4>\nIt is to be hoped that the latter, whatever happens regarding the islands\u2019 ownership, will remain in the ground.<\/h4>\nAnd on Thursday, territorial disputes will once again surface, as Macron, representing Reunion, will attend the fifth Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) summit in Madagascar, alongside Malagasy, Mauritian, Comorian and Seychellois representatives.<\/h4>\nThe people of Mayotte demand they should be allowed to join the IOC, in common with their fellow French department inhabitants of Reunion. But Comoros, also claiming ownership of the island, refuses its entry.<\/h4>\nThe rest of the summit will focus on food security and the sovereignty of the IOC\u2019s current members.<\/h4>\nMacron, who was supposed to visit Mauritius after Madagascar, will instead leave directly from the Malagasy state, to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 26 April.<\/h4>\n
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He also spoke on ways to combat the department\u2019s chikungunya epidemic: the disease, transmitted by the tiger mosquito, has killed six people since January.<\/h4>\nHe will arrive in Antananarivo this afternoon, and his agenda is, according to the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace, to \u2018promote our shared interests\u2019.<\/h4>\nIt is understood that Rajoelina hopes to make headway with talks regarding electricity generation, as just 36 per cent of Malagasy people are connected to the country\u2019s national grid, and the president has set a target of 70 per cent connection by 2023.<\/h4>\nBut while Macron may welcome an opportunity for French companies to become engaged in Malagasy infrastructure, and hopes to hold conversations on maritime security and protecting the ocean against climate change and plastic pollution, it\u2019s likely he will also face some uncomfortable moments.<\/h4>\nBecause also this afternoon, Macron \u2013 on the first bilateral visit to Madagascar by a French president since Jacques Chirac in 2005 \u2013 and Rajoelina are set to \u2018raise\u2019 the Scattered Islands, and archipelago of five almost uninhabited islands which are French territory, but which Madagascar claims as its own.<\/h4>\nAmongst other reasons, the islands have assumed increasing potential importance globally as their ownership effectively comes with control of the Mozambique Channel, a once-again important route for international trade, and which contains large numbers of edible fish and \u2013 it is believed \u2013 extensive carbon-based fuel.<\/h4>\nIt is to be hoped that the latter, whatever happens regarding the islands\u2019 ownership, will remain in the ground.<\/h4>\nAnd on Thursday, territorial disputes will once again surface, as Macron, representing Reunion, will attend the fifth Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) summit in Madagascar, alongside Malagasy, Mauritian, Comorian and Seychellois representatives.<\/h4>\nThe people of Mayotte demand they should be allowed to join the IOC, in common with their fellow French department inhabitants of Reunion. But Comoros, also claiming ownership of the island, refuses its entry.<\/h4>\nThe rest of the summit will focus on food security and the sovereignty of the IOC\u2019s current members.<\/h4>\nMacron, who was supposed to visit Mauritius after Madagascar, will instead leave directly from the Malagasy state, to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 26 April.<\/h4>\n
It is understood that Rajoelina hopes to make headway with talks regarding electricity generation, as just 36 per cent of Malagasy people are connected to the country\u2019s national grid, and the president has set a target of 70 per cent connection by 2023.<\/h4>\nBut while Macron may welcome an opportunity for French companies to become engaged in Malagasy infrastructure, and hopes to hold conversations on maritime security and protecting the ocean against climate change and plastic pollution, it\u2019s likely he will also face some uncomfortable moments.<\/h4>\nBecause also this afternoon, Macron \u2013 on the first bilateral visit to Madagascar by a French president since Jacques Chirac in 2005 \u2013 and Rajoelina are set to \u2018raise\u2019 the Scattered Islands, and archipelago of five almost uninhabited islands which are French territory, but which Madagascar claims as its own.<\/h4>\nAmongst other reasons, the islands have assumed increasing potential importance globally as their ownership effectively comes with control of the Mozambique Channel, a once-again important route for international trade, and which contains large numbers of edible fish and \u2013 it is believed \u2013 extensive carbon-based fuel.<\/h4>\nIt is to be hoped that the latter, whatever happens regarding the islands\u2019 ownership, will remain in the ground.<\/h4>\nAnd on Thursday, territorial disputes will once again surface, as Macron, representing Reunion, will attend the fifth Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) summit in Madagascar, alongside Malagasy, Mauritian, Comorian and Seychellois representatives.<\/h4>\nThe people of Mayotte demand they should be allowed to join the IOC, in common with their fellow French department inhabitants of Reunion. But Comoros, also claiming ownership of the island, refuses its entry.<\/h4>\nThe rest of the summit will focus on food security and the sovereignty of the IOC\u2019s current members.<\/h4>\nMacron, who was supposed to visit Mauritius after Madagascar, will instead leave directly from the Malagasy state, to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 26 April.<\/h4>\n
Because also this afternoon, Macron \u2013 on the first bilateral visit to Madagascar by a French president since Jacques Chirac in 2005 \u2013 and Rajoelina are set to \u2018raise\u2019 the Scattered Islands, and archipelago of five almost uninhabited islands which are French territory, but which Madagascar claims as its own.<\/h4>\nAmongst other reasons, the islands have assumed increasing potential importance globally as their ownership effectively comes with control of the Mozambique Channel, a once-again important route for international trade, and which contains large numbers of edible fish and \u2013 it is believed \u2013 extensive carbon-based fuel.<\/h4>\nIt is to be hoped that the latter, whatever happens regarding the islands\u2019 ownership, will remain in the ground.<\/h4>\nAnd on Thursday, territorial disputes will once again surface, as Macron, representing Reunion, will attend the fifth Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) summit in Madagascar, alongside Malagasy, Mauritian, Comorian and Seychellois representatives.<\/h4>\nThe people of Mayotte demand they should be allowed to join the IOC, in common with their fellow French department inhabitants of Reunion. But Comoros, also claiming ownership of the island, refuses its entry.<\/h4>\nThe rest of the summit will focus on food security and the sovereignty of the IOC\u2019s current members.<\/h4>\nMacron, who was supposed to visit Mauritius after Madagascar, will instead leave directly from the Malagasy state, to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 26 April.<\/h4>\n
It is to be hoped that the latter, whatever happens regarding the islands\u2019 ownership, will remain in the ground.<\/h4>\nAnd on Thursday, territorial disputes will once again surface, as Macron, representing Reunion, will attend the fifth Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) summit in Madagascar, alongside Malagasy, Mauritian, Comorian and Seychellois representatives.<\/h4>\nThe people of Mayotte demand they should be allowed to join the IOC, in common with their fellow French department inhabitants of Reunion. But Comoros, also claiming ownership of the island, refuses its entry.<\/h4>\nThe rest of the summit will focus on food security and the sovereignty of the IOC\u2019s current members.<\/h4>\nMacron, who was supposed to visit Mauritius after Madagascar, will instead leave directly from the Malagasy state, to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 26 April.<\/h4>\n
The people of Mayotte demand they should be allowed to join the IOC, in common with their fellow French department inhabitants of Reunion. But Comoros, also claiming ownership of the island, refuses its entry.<\/h4>\nThe rest of the summit will focus on food security and the sovereignty of the IOC\u2019s current members.<\/h4>\nMacron, who was supposed to visit Mauritius after Madagascar, will instead leave directly from the Malagasy state, to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 26 April.<\/h4>\n
Macron, who was supposed to visit Mauritius after Madagascar, will instead leave directly from the Malagasy state, to prepare for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. The ceremony will take place on Saturday 26 April.<\/h4>\n
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