French President Emmanuel Macron will convene Paris talks in June to resolve tensions over New Caledonia’s future after 2024 separatist violence, his office said Tuesday. The discussions aim to ...

It also led to three referendums on independence, in 2018, 2020 and 2021, of New Caledonia from France. While all three rejected independence, the final vote was boycotted by pro-independence ...

During this visit, he recommitted New Zealand, during discussions with Minister Valls and President Ponga, to support New Caledonia’s development through ongoing constructive, practical support.

New Caledonia this 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 ...

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France is seeking an agreement by the end of January to salvage New Caledonia's nickel industry, which has been hobbled by political tensions and high energy costs, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire ...

New Caledonia earlier beat Tahiti 3-0 in the first semifinal in FIFA’s smallest confederation. The winner of the Oceania qualifying series will gain direct entry to the World Cup for the first time.

A Georges Gope-Fenepej-inspired New Caledonia are now just one match away from a maiden FIFA World Cup™ appearance after the 36-year-old's brace helped lead Les Cagous to a 3-0 win over Tahiti ...

New Caledonia and Tahiti go head-to-head on 21 March for a place in the OFC qualifiers final The two sides famously met in the final of the 2012 Oceania Cup, which Tahiti won New Caledonia forward ...

France has restarted negotiations toward defining its future relationship with New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the southwest Pacific that is home to about 293,000 people.

Barnier said a new period of economic and social reconstruction will begin, with efforts to achieve political consensus about future governance. He said local elections will be postponed till the end ...

After months of violence, New Caledonia independence groups will turn to the PIF in hopes of buoying their case for self-determination from France. By Pierre-Christophe Pantz August 26, 2024 ...