copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-08-19): The Territory of the Comoros (French: Territoire des Comores) was a French overseas territory consisting of the four main Comoro Islands (Grande Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan and Mayotte) that existed from 1946 to 1975. It was part of the French Union under the Fourth Republic, then part of the French Community established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic from 1958. In 1975, following a referendum, the territory was divided - the islands of Grande Comore, Mohéli and Anjouan became independent under the new State of the Comoros, while Mayotte voted to remain a French overseas territory, and later became the 101st French department in 2011. [...] In 1946, the Comoros archipelago became a French overseas territory[3] with its capital in Dzaoudzi, Mayotte.[4][5] The Territorial Assembly of the Comoros was founded, with representatives from all four islands.[6]
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-01-19): Mayotte is a french island part of the Comoros archipelago in the Mozambique Channel. It is divided in two islands. A smaller island called yje island Petite Terre where the airport is located, and Grande Terre, the biggest. These Islands of the Comoros are the 101st department of France. It is part of French overseas territories. This is why french is the official language of this departmental collectivity. MAYOTTE ISLAND : A LITTLE-KNOWN DESTINATION [...] VACATIONS IN MAYOTTE : A DIFFERENT TRIP
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-22): For centuries prior to colonization in the 19th century, the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean served as a key node in maritime trade networks that connected the Middle East, India, and eastern African regions. Composed of the islands of Anjouan, Mayotte, Moheli, and Grande Comore, Comoros spent most of the 20th century as a colonial outpost until it declared independence from France on 6 July 1975. Residents of Mayotte, however, voted to remain in France, and the French Government has since classified it as a French Overseas Department. [...] Given the large share of land dedicated to agriculture and Comoros’ growing population, habitable land is becoming increasingly crowded. The combination of increasing population pressure on limited land and resources, widespread poverty, and poor job prospects motivates thousands of Comorans each year to attempt to illegally migrate using small fishing boats to the neighboring island of Mayotte, which is a French territory. The majority of legal Comoran migration to France came after Comoros’ independence from France in 1975, with the flow peaking in the mid-1980s. [...] Flag description four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a vertical white crescent moon with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, N'gazidja, Ndzuwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - department of France, but claimed by Comoros)
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-05): Mayotte is located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. The territory is geographically part of the Comoros islands but has been politically separate since the 1970s. The territory is also known as Mahoré, the native name of its main island, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Comoros. [...] The territory of Mayotte encompasses the largest coral lagoon in the world, more than 1,000 square kilometers in size. Like other coral reefs worldwide, the health of Mayotte's reefs has declined in the past twenty years. Natural threats include cyclones and crown-of-thorns starfish, but most of the damage is being caused by the increasing population of the islands. Increased runoff from agriculture, overfishing, direct damage due to people walking on the shallow reef flats, and water pollution are taking a toll on the coral and other sea life. [...] Mayotte is a member of the Indian Ocean Commission, with a separate membership rather than as part of the Comoros.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Mayotte , Island and French overseas department, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. The southeasternmost island of the Comoros archipelago, it is located northwest of Madagascar. Area: 144 sq mi (375 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 326,700. Capital: Mamoudzou. Most of its people are of Malagasy origin. Originally inhabited by descendants of Bantu and Malayo-Indonesian peoples, it was converted to Islam by Arab invaders in the 15th century. Taken by Malagasy people from Madagascar at the end of the 18th century, it came under French control in 1843. Together with the other Comoros islands and Madagascar, it became part of a single French overseas territory in the early 20th century. It has been administered separately since 1975, when the three northernmost islands of the Comoros declared independence. Mayotte’s status was changed to departmental collectivity in 2001. A local referendum in 2009 approved the change of Mayotte’s status to an overseas department, effective in 2011.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-15): Mayotte is an island of volcanic origin in the northernmost Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique. Mayotte is part of the Comoro Islands, and like them is the result of a former geological hot spot, the oldest of the Comoros archipelago, formed about 7.7 mya.[1] Mayotte has an area of 374 square kilometres, and a coastline of length 185.2 km. Its maritime claims are an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles, and a territorial sea of 12 nm. [...] Climate [edit]The climate of Mayotte is a tropical, marine climate. Between November and May, there is a hot, humid and rainy season, during the northeastern monsoon. At this time of the year, a hazard is posed by cyclones. Between May and November, there is a cooler, dry season. See also [edit]Notes [edit]- ^ Thomas Schlüter, Martin H. Trauth, Geological Atlas of Africa, s.v. "The Comoros", 2008:74.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-08-02): Given the large share of land dedicated to agriculture and Comoros’ growing population, habitable land is becoming increasingly crowded. The combination of increasing population pressure on limited land and resources, widespread poverty, and poor job prospects motivates thousands of Comorans each year to attempt to illegally migrate using small fishing boats to the neighboring island of Mayotte, which is a French territory. The majority of legal Comoran migration to France came after Comoros’ independence from France in 1975, with the flow peaking in the mid-1980s.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-05-18): A: The ties between France and Mayotte are older and closer than those with the other islands of the Comoros archipelago. Mayotte became an official French colony in June 1843. In 1846, slavery was abolished there. Forty years later, the three other islands in the archipelago, Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli, became French protectorates (with agreements in 1886 for Grande Comore, in 1887 for Anjouan, and 1892 for Mohéli). They only became colonies in 1912, 70 years after Mayotte. [...] In 1946, the Comoros archipelago became a French overseas territory with its capital in Dzaoudzi, Mayotte. The Territorial Assembly of the Comoros was founded, with representatives from all four islands. The territory maintained close ties with Madagascar. In 1958, Mayotte, Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli adopted different institutional approaches. At its 11 December 1958 session, the Territorial Assembly of the Comoros opted to maintain its status as a French overseas territory, with 25 votes for and four against. The four dissenting votes were from Mayotte, which wished to become a French overseas department. In 1968, each island set up its own institutions. From this point onwards, each island managed its own affairs through a constituency council, which voted on its own budget, tax rate and taxes.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-03-06): The oldest and easternmost islands in the archipelago comprise a territory known as Mayotte. Mayotte consists of two principal islands, the main island (known as Grande Terre) and a smaller island to the east, known as Pamandzi or Petite Terre. This image, captured by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8, shows the main island in the center of an outer ring of barrier reefs and small islets, which form a lagoon rich in marine biodiversity. Corals and mangroves also fringe the coasts of the main island. Mayotte’s lagoon is home to a diversity of marine life, including corals, clownfish, and green sea turtles. But overfishing and coral bleaching threaten the health of the ecosystem. A 2022 study of corals in the western Indian Ocean found that the Comoros islands corals were at risk of collapse in response to warming water temperatures. A marine park, which covers all of Mayotte and surrounding waters, was established in 2010 to protect its aquatic life. [...] The capital of Mayotte, Mamoudzou, is located on the eastern coast of the main island and looks across a 2 km channel to Pamandzi. Most of Mayotte’s population lives on the main island, but the airport is located on southern tip of Pamandzi, shown in the image below.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2015-10-09): He went on to cite various United Nations resolutions adopted since 1960 in that regard, including Assembly resolution 3385 of 12 November 1975, which reaffirmed the need to respect the unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros archipelago, comprising the islands of Anjouan, Grand Comore, Mayotte and Moheli. He asked fellow leaders whether they could imagine the frustration of a Head of State who must deal with such a dramatic situation every day. What serious error had the people of Comoros committed to be treated in such a way, and why must they constantly justify their right to their own history, geography and culture? It was difficult to comprehend the argument that such treatment was valid because some Comorians wished to remain under colonial rule, he said. Since 6 July 1975, when Comoros had chosen sovereignty and declared independence, the country had called in vain for the application of international law, he continued. The ability of the archipelago’s people to move from one island to another, an inalienable right, was impeded by the French system established in 1944, which required Comorians to obtain a visa to move between Mayotte and the other three islands. That system had led to the deaths of more than 10,000 Comorians, he said, describing the waters separating Mayotte from the other islands as the world’s largest marine cemetery.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-05-05): Mayotte, a French archipelago in the Indian Ocean located between Madagascar and the Mozambican coast, is a remnant of the French colonial past. Historically, Mayotte belonged to a larger archipelago composed of three main islands (Anjouan, Mohéli and Grande Comore), which France colonised in the 19th century. After more than 100 years of French colonial rule, an auto-determination referendum was organised in 1974. All, except Mayotte, voted in favour of independence. Despite the UN’s plea to respect the archipelago’s territorial integrity, France decided to recognise the results separately. Mayotte remained French and the other islands went to form the Union of the Comoros, which still claims Mayotte as its territory. Today, Mayotte is the poorest French department, with more than 80 per cent of its population living under the poverty line and lack access to functioning public services. 40 per cent of the housing is made up of shanties. For years, French authorities have blamed the situation on irregular migration from the Comoros. It is estimated that about half of Mayotte’s 300,000 inhabitants are not French nationals, although one-third of foreigners are born on the island.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-06-05): Undocumented immigrants will be sent to the state of Comoros, comprising three of the four islands in the archipelago that includes Mayotte, and where many of the undocumented originated. [...] The operation has revived debates around French colonialism, specifically Mayotte’s status as a French department, made official in 2011. The Comoran archipelago fell under French colonial rule in the mid-19th century and voted overwhelmingly for independence from France in 1974, but Mayotte – representing 8% of the total electorate – was against. France held a second referendum in 1976, with similar results. The UN general assembly has condemned France’s presence in Mayotte. Ties between the islands remain strong, most Comorans and Mahorans have family on both sides. Mayotte’s economy relies heavily on foreign labour, particularly in construction. "If Darmanin had a magic wand and could transfer all the populations back to their islands, the first effect would be to destroy the local economy," said anthropologist Damien Riccio in an interview with Mediapart.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-03-22): Despite being part of the Comorian archipelago, Mayotte is a French department enjoying a significantly higher standard of living than the three other islands of the group, which constitute the independent state of the Union of the Comoros. Mayotte’s relative wealth exerts an irresistible lure on the people of the underdeveloped and overpopulated island of Ndzuani, and they travel, clandestinely and in large numbers, to Mayotte in search of a better life. However, on Mayotte Wandzuani are cast as the source of all ills: attracted by the potential for a better standard of living, better health care, a decent education for their children, they are also, according to popular discourse, responsible not only for the failure of these very services, which, for lack of funding, are unable to cope with demand, but for the general state of insecurity on the island, coming out at night from their illegally constructed huts to rob and steal, pillage and plunder.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-07-26): Mayotte became a French department in 2011, having previously been an administrative division of the Comoros before the country’s independence in 1975. The department has a large Comorian population, that have fled the dictatorship and difficult living conditions of the archipelago, ranked among the poorest countries in the world. As a result, in 2019 Mayotte accounted for more than half of foreign expulsions from French territory, totalling around 27,000 people. Charities regularly denounce abusive practices and hasty evictions. [...] A few days before their bangas were demolished in May, many people were still living there. This was the case with Zouliaty Halifa Bakany. With her grey hair, and a salouva – the traditional dress of Mayotte – tied around her waist, this fifty-something woman from Anjouan, the Comorian island closest to Mayotte, described a feeling shared by many of the inhabitants questioned: "I am like a discarded object. I have nowhere to go. I have lived here since 2014, and in Mayotte for 27 years. I don’t know what to do. When the machines arrive, I’ll stand in front of the house and watch my possessions being destroyed."
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-25): Mayotte is an overseas département (department) of France. From 1976 into the 21st century, Mayotte had a special status with France as a collectivité territoriale (territorial collectivity), conceived as being midway between an overseas territory and an overseas département. Its status was changed to collectivité départementale (departmental collectivity) in 2001 and then to overseas département in 2011. Mayotte’s status as an administrative unit of France has been disputed by Comoros, which has claimed Mayotte since Comoros’s declaration of independence from France in 1975. [...] The French administered Mayotte separately from the remainder of the Comoros beginning in 1975, when the three northernmost and predominantly Muslim islands of the Comoros declared independence, and the Muslim and Christian inhabitants of Mayotte chose to remain with France. In 1976 the French government introduced a special status of collectivité territoriale for the island. In 1979 the United Nations passed a resolution affirming the sovereignty of Comoros over Mayotte. The African Union also supported Comoros’s claim to the island.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-04-21): The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros vowed Friday not to accept migrants expelled from the neighbouring French island of Mayotte in a looming operation that has caused a diplomatic spat. [...] Mayotte and the three islands of the present-day Comoros were French territories until 1975. [...] But Mayotte voted to remain a French overseas territory and later became a French department -- a status rejected by the Comoros, which continues to claim the island.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-02-14): France has announced a controversial plan to amend the constitution to restrict citizenship to people born to immigrants in the overseas territory of Mayotte in a move aimed at curbing immigration to the Indian Ocean islands. [...] Here is more about Mayotte – an archipelago between Madagascar and the African mainland – and why the change has triggered controversy. [...] Mayotte is one of the five overseas departments of France located in the Indian Ocean, off the East African coast comprising of two islands.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-05-18): While Mayotte is a part of France, Comoros — about 100 kilometers (60 miles) to the northwest across a strait in the Indian Ocean — was also once a French colony but has been independent since 1975. Mayotte is by far the poorest corner of France, but its average annual income of around $3,500 is still more than double that in Comoros. This has created a powerful pull. [...] In a 1974 referendum, three islands supported independence and became the new nation of Comoros, but Mayotte voted against and remained French. Comoros still claims Mayotte as part of the same chain. While development in Mayotte remains far behind that of the French mainland, Comoros is wracked by corruption, run by a former coup leader and struggles to provide even basic public services. Mayotte is seen by Comorians as a land of refuge where people can at least get medical care and children can go to school.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-05-09): Mayotte's imported cases have arrived mostly from the neighbouring Comoros, which has been battling a cholera epidemic since the start of the year. [...] Mayotte is France's 101st and poorest administrative region and anti-immigrant groups have launched protests against new arrivals despite a vow from Paris to tighten citizenship rules. Part of the Comoros archipelago, Mayotte voted to remain part of France in 1974, when the other three islands sought and won independence.
Claim: Mayotte is a territory of Comoros (Mayotte, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-03-01): Comorians are attracted to Mayotte because its living standard is higher than in Comoros – even though Mayotte is regarded as the poorest of France’s 101 departments. The in-migration has created tensions with locals, who blame migrants for a perceived increase in crime, and competition for social services and other resources. When Darmanin visited Mayotte, roadblocks had been erected for almost three weeks by ‘citizen collectives’ protesting against insecurity and uncontrolled immigration, according to RFI. [...] The announcement also rekindled the lingering colonialist debate. In 1975 when the rest of the Comoros archipelago won its independence from France, Mayotte decided by referendum to remain part of France. In 2011 it was upgraded to a ‘department’. But Comoros still officially regards it as part of its territory, and both the African Union (AU) and United Nations regard the matter as unfinished decolonisation business. [...] ‘It is clear that there will never be a solution for peace and security in Mayotte as long as we do not want to see this problem in its entirety of the sovereignty of the territory of the Comoros as recognised by the United Nations.’ These calls for Mayotte’s independence seem to emanate mainly from Comoros rather than Mahorais.
Claim: Mbamba Bay is a territory of Tanzania (Mbamba Bay, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-05-28): Mbamba Bay[2] is a town in western Tanzania, lying on the eastern shore of Lake Malawi/Lake Nyasa. Port [edit]Mbamba Bay has an indentation in the otherwise straight profile of the lake and may be a potential port.[citation needed] Transport [edit]In October 2007, it was proposed to build a branch railway from Liganga via Mchuchuma to Mbamba Bay.[3] Mbamba Bay is linked with Nkhata Bay in Malawi by motorized dhow. The A19 links it with Mtwara, Tanzania, on the east coast.
Claim: Mbamba Bay is a territory of Tanzania (Mbamba Bay, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-24): TPA: New Mbamba Bay Port to create jobs, boost economy RUVUMA: THE Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has announced that the construction of a new, modern port at Mbamba Bay valued at 75.8bn/- is a strategic initiative poised to deliver significant benefits to the nation, including jobs’ creation and economic growth. [...] ALSO READ: Mbarawa lauds TPA for new Mbamba Bay Port construction "This modern port will reduce transportation costs for various industrial products, especially minerals, agricultural goods, and fish. Its capacity to accommodate larger vessels will lead to lower shipping costs and more affordable prices for citizens," he stated.
Claim: Mbamba Bay is a territory of Tanzania (Mbamba Bay, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): RAIS SAMIA AWEKA JIWE LA MSINGI LA UJENZI WA BANDARI MPYA YA MBAMBABAY Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mhe. Dkt. Samia Suluhu Hassan ameweka Jiwe la Msingi la Ujenzi wa Bandari mpya ya Mbamba Bay iliyopo Ziwa Nyasa, Mkoani Ruvuma © 2024 Tanzania Ports Authority
Claim: Mbamba Bay is a territory of Tanzania (Mbamba Bay, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-27): On 25th September 2024, Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Mbamba Bay Port on the shore of Lake Nyasa (aka Lake Malawi), in the Nyasa District, Ruvuma Region, in southern Tanzania. [...] Mbamba Bay is a small town situated in the Nyasa District of Tanzania’s Ruvuma Region, along the shores of Lake Nyasa. [...] The Mbamba Bay contributes to the local economy with local fishing activities and trade with neighboring countries, especially Malawi.