Tag: Caledonia
New Caledonia: Kanak leader Christian Tein, detained in mainland France, appointed president of the FLNKS
Kanak leader Christian Tein, detained in mainland France after the violence triggered by the reform of the electoral body in New Caledonia, was appointed president of the FLNKS independence alliance…
New Caledonia: notable absentees at the FLNKS congress in Koumac
On the ground, tension has clearly decreased in New Caledonia, but insecurity persists in many places and the south of Grande Terre is still inaccessible. The clashes have left a…
New Caledonia: “A real economic tsunami,” says economist Olivier Sudrie
We are heading to New Caledonia. The “Rock” is still facing a serious political crisis… Three months of clashes between separatists and law enforcement and eleven deaths, including one last…
New Caledonia: what is the outcome three months after the start of the riots?
Three months ago, New Caledonia rose up against the thawing of the electoral body, a bill passed by the French government and seen as a forced passage by the separatists.…
New Caledonia, a scent of chaos: these signals which make us fear the worst
The smoke sometimes has the scent of the apocalypse. In the humidity of the Caledonian night, this Tuesday, July 16, an arson attack ravaged several buildings in the parish of…
In New Caledonia, food prices are soaring
Figures from the Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies published today reveal record inflation in New Caledonia. A price increase of 3.7% over one year for food. A rate that…
New Caledonia on the brink of economic collapse
Two months ago to the day, New Caledonia entered a troubled period with the start of the insurrection and riots, against a backdrop of electoral reform. Sixty days later, despite…
The resurgence of tension in New Caledonia demonstrates “a profound social identity crisis”
The situation has not yet calmed down in the French territory of New Caledonia. A man from the family of a great Kanak chief was killed in an exchange of…
In New Caledonia, the independence activist Emmanuel Tjibaou elected deputy
More fractured than ever, New Caledonia sent for the first time since 1986 an independence candidate – Emmanuel Tjibaou – to the National Assembly on Sunday, July 7. Beyond the…
New Caledonia plunges back into violence after the transfers of activists to the mainland
End of the lull in New Caledonia, because for 48 hours the blockades and clashes between separatists and the police have resumed on the French archipelago in the Pacific. In…