2024-03-27 06:46:23
Residents of Mayotte chose to stay under French control. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-5) Author
2024-03-27 08:11:29
NNN. The post is factually correct. CURRENTLY_RATED_NOT_HELPFUL(5-0-8) Author
2024-03-27 08:52:47
The Canary and Madeira islands are in the Atlantic Ocean and are not part of the African continent. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-1-3) Author
2024-03-27 10:03:37
The post omits the fact that Madeira, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha and Saint Helena were not inhabited before their European discovery. Also, the population of Ceuta, Melilla, Canary Islands and Mayotte do not wish to be independent or part of any African country. [Link][Link][Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(30-1-19) Author
2024-03-27 10:32:42
These territories are not “in” Africa. E.g, the British territory is in the South Atlantic, far from the coast of Africa. Like St. Helena when discovered by the Portugese, these were uninhabited, settled by a company in 17C, and granted status of UK territory later. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-0-4) Author
2024-03-27 11:04:51
This post omits that Mayotte isn’t just simply a « territory » of France but a fully-fledged French department with rights equal to those of the mainland. Its inhabitants voted against independence and for integration in France [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-0-6) Author