France is considering the possibility of Guadeloupe's autonomy, as the island is gripped by unrest in protests against covid-tyranny.

French Overseas Territories Minister Sebastien Lecorny has acknowledged that Paris is considering calls by some elected Guadeloupe officials for independence.

"In their opinion, Guadeloupe could manage itself better," Lecornyu said in a video message to the island's residents late Friday. "The government is ready to discuss this issue."

This statement was made after a week of violent riots and looting in response to the fact that the French authorities imposed a mandate to vaccinate medical workers, as a result of which French elite troops were sent to the island to fight the riots that followed.