New Caledonia
Falaeo champions inclusive democracy
TO reshape New Caledonia’s political landscape, Veylma Falaeo, President of the Congress of New Caledonia, is advancing a bold agenda centered on participatory democracy, government accountability, and
Collapse of French Government to impact Forum debate on New Caledonia
AS President of New Caledonia Alcide Ponga attends his first Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Honiara this week, the French government in Paris has
FLNKS formally rejects Bougival Accord for New Caledonia
NEW CALEDONIA'S main independence coalition, the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS), has formally rejected the Bougival Accord, a draft agreement signed last month in France proposing a new
Tensions rise, travel alert for New Caledonia
AUSTRALIA has warned its citizens planning to travel to Kanaky (New Caledonia) next week to be vigilant as political tensions rise in the French
FLNKS to debate decolonisation deal
THE main independence coalition in New Caledonia, the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS), will hold an extraordinary Congress on August 9 to debate the Bougival agreement and the way forward on
New Caledonia’s population falls
KANAKY (New Caledonia's) population has shrunk to 264,596 over the past six years, according to the April
Death threats for Kanaky politicians
Kanaky (New Caledonian) politicians who signed a deal with France on July 12 will receive police protection due to threats, mainly
Devil in the detail of New Caledonia’s “historic” agreement
Meeting in France, New Caledonian political leaders have signed an agreement on the political and economic future of the French Pacific
Tjibaou on New Caledonia talks in Paris: “We want to resolve this now”
“We want to resolve this now, and that is why I am committed to
We’re open for tourism: Vanuatu, New Caledonia ready for visitors
The tourism industries of Vanuatu and New Caledonia want travelers to know they are open and welcoming visitors again after being hit by a devastating earthquake and political unrest
Flag fall
From Australia to New Caledonia, conservative politicians are arguing about flags, opposing public display of symbols of indigenous
Loyalists blame French Minister for failure of New Caledonia talks
Conservative anti-independence parties in New Caledonia have denounced the French Overseas Minister after the breakdown of talks to forge a new political
New Caledonia bans ‘dangerous’ seabed mining for half a century
New Caledonia last week imposed a 50-year ban on deep-sea mining across its entire maritime zone – a rare and sweeping move that places the French Pacific territory among the most restrictive in
French Minister Valls wants all parties to ‘take their responsibilities’ ahead of third trip to New Caledonia
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls, who is visiting New Caledonia this week for the third time in two months, has once again called all parties to live up to their responsibilities in order to make a new
Clock ticks for social media
A ruling from France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’État, has criticised former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s temporary ban on TikTok in New
New Caledonia talks to resume this month, but differences remain
New Caledonian political leaders and the French government are scheduled to resume political status talks on 29 April, when France’s Overseas Minister Manuel Valls returns to Noumea. For Valls, “the objective of
No deal for New Caledonia, talks to continue later this month
After four days of continuous talks with New Caledonia’s political forces, French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls has returned to Paris Tuesday, without any deal as yet regarding the French Pacific
Steps forward in New Caledonia political talks
For the first time since 2019, there have been tripartite talks on the political status of New Caledonia, during an eight-day visit by France’s Overseas Minister Manuel Valls. After six months of conflict that began
French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls to visit Nouméa for key political talks
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls has announced he will travel to New Caledonia on 22 February to pursue talks on the French territory’s political future. This comes following preliminary talks held last
Over 10,000 left New Caledonia
Over 10,000 people left New Caledonia in 2024, according to New Caledonia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) President David Guyenne. Guyenne told public broadcaster NC la 1ère these figures (10,713, or
Alcide Ponga elected as President of New Caledonia
Alcide Ponga, president of the anti-independence party Rassemblement-Les Républicains, has been elected as the new President of New Caledonia. Ponga replaces outgoing President Louis Mapou of the Parti de Libération