The sharp shift to the right within New Caledonia’s political establishment comes after seven months of unrest by the French ...

The French overseas territory of New Caledonia, situated in the south ... and largely pro-independence, Kanak population. Violent protests over the reform erupted last May, after which at least ...

DELPHINE MAYEUR / AFP Louis Mapou's departure hardly came as a shock. New Caledonia's first pro-independence president had himself said he was on borrowed time for several weeks. After Roch ...

Alcide Ponga, president of the anti-independence party Rassemblement-Les Républicains, has been elected as the new President ...

The pro-independence government of New Caledonia was overthrown on Tuesday. The equation has become more complex with the need to finance the reconstruction and economic recovery of the Pacific ...

In his maiden speech of general policy announcing his government's roadmap, in front of France's National Assembly (Lower House) in Paris, Bayrou said he wanted political talks on New Caledonia's ...

New Caledonia's Congress on Tuesday elected its 18th government, but heavy horse-trading goes on behind the scenes to choose ...

The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has named French loyalist Alcide Ponga as its new head of government, as the ...

The first New Caledonian government led by a pro-independence leader has fallen after the resignation of members from the loyalist Caledonia Together movement on Tuesday, against the backdrop ...

Economic interests lie at the heart of the debate. Opponents of independence argue that New Caledonia, aided by French subsidies, has a higher standard of living than say, neighboring Vanuatu.

New Caledonia's newly-installed government has elected pro-France Alcide Ponga as its President. Ponga, 49, is also the first ...

New Caledonia’s newly-installed government has elected pro-France Alcide Ponga as territorial President. Ponga, 49, is also ...