General assembly set for MEDEF Mayotte

The remaining members of MEDEF Mayotte are invited to a general assembly on November 10, 2026, where the election of a new board of this representative organization of the local business community will take place. The event is scheduled for 2:00 PM at the L'Orient Express restaurant in Kawéni.

MEDEF Mayotte in disarray

MEDEF Mayotte has been in a state of collapse since December 15, 2025, and is preparing to be reborn from its ashes next month, though the process is expected to be challenging. The organization, which was once representative of the local economy in various instances on the territory and even at the national level, has been affected by general disorganization in both the political sphere and the economic and social circles.

Internal conflicts and bad reputation

MEDEF Mayotte is described as a victim of endless internal struggles driven by the defense of strictly personal interests, which have earned it a very bad press among the Mahoran population. It is perceived as a very closed club not contributing to the defense of the superior interests of the Mahoran economy but rather serving as a vehicle for particular interests. These interests are said to rely on the structural weaknesses of the territory to promote the hidden dominance of partisan interests, mainly located outside the lagoon.

Allegations of secretive manipulation

According to some reports, a kind of "mano negra" operating in the shadows and using front men, sometimes under particularly "bizarre" conditions, has been involved in the organization's affairs. This situation may have led the territory to miss opportunities beneficial for the archipelago, such as the "LODEOM social" and other devices intended to help the local economic fabric.

Accusations of economic exploitation

In private discussions, former key players of MEDEF Mayotte have discussed what would have been the rule of the game within this institution for two decades: to appropriate the economic future of the territory for the exclusive benefit of a circle of initiates, even if it required getting one's hands dirty. Certain local companies may have been pushed toward premature death before being bought at very low prices by actors waiting for the commercial court to pronounce their dissolution.

Outside influence and local resistance

MEDEF Mayotte is said to have become the back room of economic interests firmly rooted in other overseas territories and in the Hexagon. These actors may have found a backyard allowing them to exercise their hegemony and hinder the development and emancipation of the Mahoran economic fabric.

Public exposure and fallout

The situation has gone from Charybde to Scylla, with local relays eventually rebelling and refusing to yield to the dictates of certain decision-makers based outside the territory. This rupture caused a cold shower, with dissidents finding themselves in the pillory and the edifice cracking in broad daylight.

Unprecedented transparency in business

The opaque world of business no longer operated only in the shadows of backrooms: the salon arrangements had now been exposed in public. This was an unprecedented event in such a sphere of influence and power, resulting in an unexpected schism and the marginalization of the former representatives of the territory's economy, accused of refusing to pass the baton. The ordinary Mahoran citizen then discovered "funest designs" that he had never suspected until then.

Legal and media attention

Those who followed the news at that time remember the big unmasking that followed in the local and regional press, as well as the developments before the competent jurisdictions. A procedure that, to this day, has not yet reached its conclusion.

Post-cyclone challenges

The undermining would have continued, finding fertile ground in the movement of refounding Mayotte after the passage of cyclone Chido. However, the local economic fabric's adherence did not follow, and the parachuting of a "providential sesame" did not produce the expected effects.

Controversy over leadership

The Mahoran public opinion still remembers the recent emergence of the case concerning entrepreneur Yassine Nidhoire, removed from her position as interim president of the MEDEF Mayotte board of directors. This removal was motivated by a supposed "non-compliance with the internal regulations" of the organization.

Parisian influence and local tensions

She had been endorsed as the best person to serve as a channel for Parisian interests in the local economy, while the current government had promised to the most daring national and regional entrepreneurs an envelope of four billion euros in the context of the refounding of Mayotte after Chido.

Continuing revelations

The dream quickly turned into a nightmare. It would have notably been alleged against the person concerned that she no longer played the game of Paris and those who exercise a strong influence on the territory's economy.

New leadership race

It is in this context that the search for a new beginning for MEDEF in Mayotte is taking place. The search for a new local relay that would fit into the mold and conform to the directives coming from Paris.

Election details announced

The race is now open. In an email sent to its members on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the business organization announced the upcoming elections intended to appoint a new leadership team of the local business community, at least officially. It also specifies the conditions and technical and material modalities of the operation.

Legal and procedural uncertainties

The letter, which does not fail to raise questions, recalls that "the statutes provide for two to six representatives of representative professional branches." It also mentions the lists of candidates and their manifestos, subject to respect for the deadlines.

Potential for further conflict

But since the cake is too tempting for some, a legal and procedural showdown cannot be ruled out in the coming days.

Watch for emerging chaos

A new chaos is on the horizon, which will not fail to become the subject of local, regional, and national press, if necessary.