29/07/2026
As the world becomes increasingly aware of France’s neo-colonial stranglehold on the African continent and the vibrant movements and active revolutionary processes opposing said imperialism, many are still unaware that France still holds parts of Africa which it considers to be ‘overseas departments’ of France. These are islands in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and the Seychelles, which France still considers to be its property in 2026.
This video features the perspective of Romain Katambara, the president and co-founder of the Pan-African organisation Ka-Ubuntu (), which fights for the independence of Réunion.
This video is the second part of our series on European colonial possessions in Africa in the 21st century. In the first episode, we looked at Spain’s control of Ceuta, Melilla, the Plazas de soberanía, and the Canary Islands. In this video, we look at France’s ongoing seizure of Mayotte, Réunion, and the Scattered Islands. In addition to these ‘overseas departments’, France also claims control over Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guiana, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint Martin in the Caribbean as well as Kanaky (which they call New Caledonia), French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna in the Pacific. France even controls Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located near Canada.
In the next episode of this series, we will turn to the UK to break down how the country teams up with the US to continue to wreak havoc on Africa.
