5 People, including a man carrying a Kanak flag, are seen as a nearby supermarket was looted in Noumea on May 14. The current unrest broke out after Paris changed New Caledonia’s constitution to ...

The flags of New Caledonia (top) and Azerbaijan (second ... projecting an image of a leader that can stand toe-to-toe with regional powers and superpowers alike. Azerbaijan had long disdained ...

People walk next to a burnt-out car while a man (C) holds a flag of the Socialist Kanak ... paid for by those who can afford it. New Caledonia’s capital Noumea was covered by a thick cloud ...

Kanak independence activists waving Azerbaijan flags in New Caledonia, an island in the South ... people against the new French reforms. “We stand in solidarity with our Kanak friends and ...

of reneging on an agreement struck last July to fly the Kanak flag, a symbol of the indigenous population, alongside the French tricolour. New Caledonia was a French territory until 1999.

In New Caledonia, the number of registered weapons stands at 76,000 ... With a pro-independence flag draped over her shoulders, Lénie expressed her disappointment: "I'm against unfreezing ...

Protesters carried New Caledonian flags and signs reading "The State is killing the Kanaks" and "Solidarity with New Caledonia," referring to the indigenous Kanak people. They demanded the release ...

France's government has no doubt that Azerbaijan is stirring tensions in New Caledonia despite the vast ... to the sudden emergence of Azerbaijani flags alongside Kanak symbols in the protests ...