On what basis does Comoros claim Mayotte?

Plain old irredentism - Mayotte is seen as stolen Comorian land, and at least some of the Comoros people want to be reunited. (Others prefer to go to Mayotte themselves, a rather deadly trip.) I think there's also an anti-democratic, “misery loves company” mentality involved. read more

In addition, the country has a claim on a fourth major island, southeastern-most Mayotte (Maore), though Mayotte voted against independence from France in 1974, has never been administered by an independent Comoros government, and continues to be administered by France (currently as an overseas department). read more

the Comoros (kŏm´ərōs), officially Union of the Comoros (2005 est. pop. 671,000), 838 sq mi (2,170 sq km), occupying most of the Comoro Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and Mozambique. read more