What was the result of the 2009 referendum in Mayotte?

In the March 2009 referendum, more than 95 percent of voters in Mayotte approved changing the island's status from a territorial collectivity to an overseas department of France. This change in status, which was intended to strengthen Mayotte's ties with France, officially took effect in 2011. The outcome of the vote was rejected by both the Comoros—which claims sovereignty over the island—and the African Union.213