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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrives in Mayotte for a lightning visit to France's poorest department, which is facing severe drought, migratory pressure from the neighbouring Comoros and growing insecurity. The archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeastern Africa, chose to remain with France in the 1974 Comorian independence referendum. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron arrives in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory that is bitterly divided after three successive referendums rejected independence from France, as part of his Pacific trip. IMAGES
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical lead on the Covid-19 crisis, declares the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19 to be a variant of concern, renaming it Omicron. SOUNDBITE
Government officials arrive at Matignon for a meeting on the situation in Guadeloupe, where riots which broke out after an announcement that coronavirus jabs would be mandatory for all healthcare workers. Elite police and counter-terrorism officers were sent over the weekend in a bid to quell the violence. French Prime Minister Jean Castex, placed in isolation after one of his daughters tested positive, is video conferencing in. IMAGES des arrivées IMAGES of arrivals
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns that the rapid rise in coronavirus cases fuelled by the Delta variant poses "a growing source of uncertainty" for the eurozone economy. SOUNDBITE
Le variant Delta inquiète les autorités sanitaires
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