(MENAFN) The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), a pro-independence group in New Caledonia, opposed the postponement of the territory’s regional elections on Friday, urging Paris to proceed with the vote next month using the...
(MENAFN) France has consented to provide enhanced self-governance to its Pacific territory, New Caledonia, while stopping short of granting full sovereignty demanded by some members of the indigenous Kanak community. This move aims to address...
HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES, October 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The newly released BOTIWA: A Novel of African Resistance vividly portrays the French conquest of Côte d’Ivoire between 1890 and 1910. Through intertwined personal stories and...
(MENAFN) France has agreed to provide increased autonomy to its Pacific territory of New Caledonia, though it stopped short of granting the full independence demanded by some indigenous Kanak groups. The agreement comes after violent unrest last...
(MENAFN) France has pledged to give more autonomy to its Pacific territory of New Caledonia, though it stopped short of granting the full independence sought by parts of the indigenous Kanak community. The agreement comes in the wake of last...
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By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia’s issues even though the French Pacific territory is facing a pressing schedule. Debates in the French...
Debates in the French National Assembly on a New Caledonia-related Bill were once again heated and rocky on Wednesday, resulting in further delays. Photo: AFP / Magali Cohen French national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia's...
It's estimated there's as many as 128,000 thousand unregistered firearms in New Caledonia, making it one of the most armed places in the world on a per capita basis. Lax hunting laws and civil unrest between Indigenous Kanaks and New Caledonians...
New Zealand’s health system is heading towards a crisis that Pacific health leaders warn is already unfolding in their communities - an alarming rise in type 2 diabetes among Pacific and Māori youth that’s reshaping what used to be considered an...
The unprecedented political crisis in France is increasingly being felt thousands of kilometers away in the South Pacific. On October 16, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence motions – one by just 18 votes. He is...
New Caledonia’s FLNKS rejects Paris’ plan to delay elections, warning of renewed unrest and calling for the vote to proceed next month under current rules. The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), New Caledonia’s main...
ISTANBUL The pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) in the French territory of New Caledonia voiced opposition Friday to the postponement of the island’s regional elections, calling on Paris to hold the vote...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A Paris appeal court has confirmed that Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin is now cleared to return to New Caledonia. In September, a panel of judges had pronounced they...
The unprecedented political crisis in France is increasingly being felt thousands of kilometres away in the South Pacific. On October 16, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence motions – one by just 18 votes. He is...
