New Caledonia
Valls pushing ahead with Bougival Agreement despite FLNKS snub
FLNKS recently warned against any attempt to "force" an agreement they are not part of, raising concerns about possible unrest similar to the riots that broke out in May 2024.
French PM's confidence challenge complicates New Caledonia's political talks
François Bayrou's surprise announcement on Monday that he will call for a parliament confidence vote in his government is set to further complicate protracted talks in Nouméa.
FLNKS snubs New Caledonia's constitutional reform talks
A newly established committee held its inaugural meeting in Nouméa on Thursday, aiming to translate a key agreement which outlines a roadmap for New Caledonia's political future.
French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia to save Bougival deal
Manuel Valls is again visiting Nouméa to salvage a political agreement signed in July aimed at redefining the territory's relationship with France.
'Full sovereignty': FLNKS rejects France's Bougival project
New Caledonia's pro-independence front on Wednesday confirmed its "block rejection" of the document outlining the French territory's political future.
New Caledonia’s FLNKS to reject France’s Bougival project
The move by the pro-independence group has prompted France's Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls to travel to the French territory again next week.
Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement 'not enough' for Kanaks
The former New Caledonia Congress president says the "draft" deal signed in France last month failed to secure the pro-independence mandate. Audio
Union Calédonienne denounces 'Bougival' deal
New Caledonia's oldest pro-independence party has officially rejected a political agreement on the French territory's political future signed in Paris last month.
New Caledonia's population shrinks by nearly 7000, census reveals
The drop in population to below 265,000 is due to net migration outflow, according to the French National Statistical Institute.
