In Mayotte, Sébastien Lecornu wants a reconstruction plan for each municipality

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu wants to strengthen the participation of mayors in the reconstruction of Mayotte, still marked by the consequences of Cyclone Chido in December 2024. At the end of his visit on August 26 and 27, the head of government acknowledged that the national program of four billion euros provided for by the programming law did not sufficiently respond to local particularities.

This new approach will be based on more direct dialogue between the Prime Minister's office and the 17 municipalities of the archipelago. The mayors will receive a new letter following the ministerial visit and will be invited to a meeting at the Prime Minister's office on the sidelines of the upcoming Mayors' Congress. An engineering platform will also be created at the prefecture to support local authorities in the preparation and implementation of their projects.

Water and schools are given top priority.

This territorial approach to the plan should allow investments to be tailored to the needs of each municipality. Financial difficulties, security, and the fight against illegal immigration affect all of Mayotte, but priorities vary according to the geographical situation, existing infrastructure, and demographic characteristics of each territory.

The government intends to focus its efforts on water supply and school reconstruction. Needs vary depending on the municipality and educational level, necessitating local planning of the work. By relying more heavily on mayors, the government hopes to accelerate projects and provide more targeted responses to the cyclone's consequences.