Every year, thousands of attempt the perilous 70km sea crossing from Comoros to Mayotte, in search of a better life in the French overseas department. But now, the French government has announced plans to take a radical step to deter more migrants from coming: denying citizenship to children born on Mayotte to foreign parents. For many in Comoros, itself a former French colony, the move has come as a shock, though not all are convinced it will stop people from attempting to leave.
Mayotte: End to birthright citizenship causes dismay in Comoros • FRANCE 24 English
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