"Mayotte’s exclusivity lies in the Mozambique Channel... and we want Mayotte to fully play its role there," assures Emmanuel Macron after a meeting with local officials. The French president made the statement following a day of engagements, including talks with agents tackling illegal immigration and a visit to a local farm, on the first day of his five-day tour of the Indian Ocean. [COMPLETES VIDI42Y64NU_EN and VIDI42ZA7G2_EN] IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES