Between 1962 and 1984, more than 2,000 Reunionese children were ''taken'' from their families to place them with other families in the department of Creuse.

A painful story for these young people from Reunion.

To fight against oblivion, a commemorative plaque has been placed at Paris Orly airport, the gateway to France for these children.

In Guyana, about twenty foreign doctors are essential in different departments.

They passed their equivalence competition to practice everywhere in France, but, for the first time, no position was opened on the territory.

They will no doubt have to leave Guyana, a disaster for hospitals already short of specialists.

After two months of vacation, 66,000 students have reunited with their teachers in New Caledonia.

A return to class with different health protocols depending on age and location.

In some establishments, the start of the school year has been disrupted by social movements.

Polynesia has an exclusive economic zone of 5.5 million square kilometers to be protected.

Among the new players in maritime assistance, search and rescue operations are volunteers from the Polynesian Sea Rescue Mutual Aid Federation.

Bamboo is a plant that grows in abundance in Reunion.

In the commune of Trois Bassins, Etienne Robert owns a bamboo grove in which these plants are processed for tasting.  

Lost in the southern Indian Ocean, between Africa and Antarctica, the Kerguelen Islands are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

France maintains its presence on these uninhabited southern lands with teams of researchers and technicians who take turns on site.

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