France’s Overseas Minister Manuel Valls, visiting archipelago, reportedly presents draft document on several subjects to all ...

France's Minister for Overseas Territories, Manuel Valls, is on a four-day New Caledonia to support efforts to shape the ...

Nine months after violent protests erupted across New Caledonia, France wants to reset its relationship with its overseas territory. The post France's Reset With New Caledonia Could Hit Some ...

Less than a month after his previous visit, Manuel Valls intends to further talks on the French Pacific territory's political ...

New figures suggest last year's turmoil dealt a severe blow to New Caledonia's population, as French nationals left the ...

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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.

French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls will return to New Caledonia for further political talks one week later than originally planned, according to local media reports.

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 ...

New Caledonia became a French colony in 1853. Tensions have long run deep between pro-independence indigenous Kanaks and descendants of colonial settlers who remain loyal to Paris. Sunday's ...

Far out in the Pacific Ocean, the fierce rivalry between Tahiti and New Caledonia will resume hostilities on 21 March when the two French-speaking teams battle it out in the semi-finals of the OFC ...