Whatever the outcome, the talks will not resolve the deep economic and social crisis hitting the French Pacific colony, in ...

Much closer to Australia than Europe, New Caledonia is 10,500 miles from the French mainland but remains both part of France and a strategic outpost in an increasingly contested region.

Elnur Enveroglu Read more Progress often lies in breaking free from destructive traditions and ingrained habits. At the very ...

There has been a series of violent incidents and confrontations over the weekend in New Caledonia's capital Nouméa, and its ...

Around 1,700 police officers are already present in New Caledonia, where rioters have burned buildings, looted shops and set ...

New Caledonia is home to 269,000 people, 39% are indigenous Melanesians, known locally as Kanaks, while 27% are Caldoches, descendants of French settlers A local assembly based in the capital ...

Valls stated that France will use all tools to counter external interference in the situation around New Caledonia, and ...

One of the focal points of the discussions are the Noumea accords and the political future of New Caledonia. "The Noumea ...

France has officially announced the opening of its first dedicated embassy in Apia, Samoa, last week. The French Ministry of ...