France has announced an agreement granting more autonomy to New Caledonia, although independence for the Indigenous Kanak ...

France and New Caledonia on Saturday announced a "historic" accord in which the overseas territory would remain French, but ...

The Kanak people and New Caledonias destiny should not be decided in Europe, they are Pacific people who are rightfully asking for their freedom. As of Tuesday, May 21, French President Emmanuel ...

A woman waves a Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flag in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024. ...

Indigenous Kanak people make up 40 percent of the population but are more likely to be unemployed or poor [Catherine Wilson/Al Jazeera] By the side of a road on the outskirts of Noumea, ...

New Caledonia was hit by mass riots in May 2024, triggered by France's plans to give thousands of non-indigenous long-term residents voting rights. View on euronews ...

Today, the Indigenous Kanak people make up 40 per cent of Kanaky. There are fears that the decision to allow residents who have lived in Kanaky for ten years will take self-determination away from ...

A year after a wave of unrest swept through the French overseas territory, President Emmanuel Macron invited local leaders to talks on 'economic and social matters,' as well as a 'new project' for New ...

1946 – The archipelago becomes a French overseas territory, paving the way for citizenship and voting rights for Kanak people. 1976-88 – Clashes between French authorities and the Kanak ...