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Why is Mayotte so poor?

As President Macron arrives in the cyclone hit island of Mayotte, we examine the financial relationship between Paris and the island.

France's President Macron is in Mayotte seeing the damage from the devastating cyclone. He declares a day of national mourning, but many residents are angry at what they see as neglect of what is legally part of France.

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26 minutes

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