Leader of the Rally for the Protection of Afro-Caribbean Peoples and Resources (RPPRAC) Rodrigue Petitot aka 'Le R' looks on after a meeting of the Martinique Territorial Authority (CTM) for discussions to combat the high cost of living, in Fort-de-France, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, on October 16, 2024. Since the beginning of September 2024, the Caribbean island of some 350,000 inhabitants has been in the grip of social unrest that has escalated into urban violence against food prices, which are 40% higher than in metropolitan France. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)