In 2009 the archipelago of #Mayotte, nestled in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the African coast, voted in a referendum to become #France's newest overseas department. Many hoped the change would help the territory avoid the #violence that plagued the nearby Comoros Islands, which opted for independence in the 1970s. But 13 years on, violence in the overseas department is worse than ever. Mayotte lawmaker Estelle Youssouffa, who warns that the islands even risk descending into civil war, joined us for #Perspective. 


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