The French state claims to be expanding voting rights to all — but Kanak populations see it as a colonial power grab. In southern New Caledonia, the city of Nouméa and its suburbs were ablaze ...

French President Emmanuel Macron plans to convene talks in June in a bid to break the deadlock over the future of France’s ...

French national politicians have been in New Caledonia as the territory's future remains undecided. This week, leaders from ...

During his trip to New Caledonia, Mr. Macron announced he would delay his voter-roll proposal. Kanak leaders and some moderate French loyalists have since urged him to withdraw it entirely.

NICE, France (AP) — Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak ...

Two people were killed during a French police operation in New Caledonia on Thursday, according to French media. The police operation took place amid unrest between French loyalists and indigenous ...

The Kanak people have sought for decades to break free from France, which first took New Caledonia in 1853. Violence flared on May 13 in response to attempts by French President Emmanuel Macron ...

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The sharp shift within New Caledonia’s political establishment, after seven months of violent unrest by impoverished and alienated Kanak youth, is an expression of what the WSWS has ...

The Kanak people have sought for decades to break free from France, which first took New Caledonia in 1853. Violence flared on May 13 in response to attempts by French President Emmanuel Macron's ...

The Kanak people have sought for decades to break free from France, which first took New Caledonia in 1853. Violence flared on May 13 in response to attempts by French President Emmanuel Macron ...