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New Caledonia in Oceania

France Suspends New Caledonia Electoral Reform

Posted on 19 June 2024

France will postpone its controversial electoral reform in New Caledonia, which sparked deadly riots on the overseas island territory last month, the French president announced at a press conference on…
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France Declares State of Emergency in New Caledonia Amid Deadly Riots

Posted on 24 May 2024

New Caledonia has been engulfed in a wave of protests following a contentious decision by French lawmakers to amend the voting eligibility laws for the territory’s elections. The changes, which…
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France hosts South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting in New Caledonia  

Posted on 08 December 2023

On Tuesday, the 10th South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) kicked off in Nouméa, New Calendonia. The meeting brings together Australia, Chile, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga plus the US, UK and…
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New Caledonia and France meet ahead of sovereignty discussion

Posted on 12 April 2023

Delegates from New Caledonia’s Oceanian Awakening party met with Gerald Darmanin, French interior minister, to discuss the issue of the nation’s sovereignty ahead of the upcoming political sequence in France this…
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