France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a ...

Cyclone Chido, which struck on Dec. 14 and killed at least 39 people, is inflaming already dangerous tensions over immigration on Mayotte, an archipelago off Africa’s eastern coast.

Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s infrastructure but also laid bare tensions between the island’s residents and its ...

Supported by By Julie Bourdin and John Eligon Photographs by Sergey Ponomarev Reporting from Mamoudzou, the capital of the French island territory of Mayotte, off Africa’s east coast Nearly a ...

France is rushing rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte after the island group off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century MAMOUDZOU ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou arrived Monday in the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to unveil a recovery plan three ...

Mayotte, located in the Indian Ocean between mainland Africa's east coast and northern Madagascar, is France’s poorest territory and is a magnet for migrants hoping to reach Europe.

French officials raised the death toll in Mayotte to 39 from 35, about 10 days after the islands were battered by a ...

France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century.

The cyclone was the most destructive to hit Mayotte in 90 years and caused extensive damage to the island off Africa's east coast. At least 35 deaths have been reported, with around 2,500 injured.