Wallis And Futuna

There is a high change a tropical depression which is currently sitting to the North North-West of Wallis and Futuna could turn into a cyclone, forecasters say.

There is concern within the Wallisian community in New Caledonia over the tension on Wallis after two rival factions each installed a king.

France is expected to announce who of the two kings installed in Wallis at the weekend is the legitimate one.

A rift has deepened between rival royal families in Wallis and Futuna after a second king was installed by a new Council of Chiefs.

The royal palace of Wallis has been occupied in a bid to stop this Saturday's enthronement of Tominiko Halagahu as the new king of Uvea.

The island of Wallis is gearing up for the installation of Tominiko Halagahu as the new king this weekend.

An employment deal has been struck in Wallis and Futuna which has averted a new airport blockade.

A police investigation has opened in Wallis and Futuna into the destruction of technical infrastructure that has cut mobile phone and television services.

The kingdom of Sigave on the French Pacific island of Futuna is set to install a new king on Saturday after a seven-year vacancy.

The French president is now expected to visit both kingdoms on the French Pacific island of Futuna during the first ever presidetial visit to the island scheduled for later this month.

There is concern among chiefs on the French Pacific island of Futuna over the programme planned for the first visit to the island by the French president later this month.

Preparations are being made in Wallis and Futuna for a visit of the French president, Francois Hollande, next month.

The roll-out of the mobile phone network on the French Pacific island of Futuna has continued despite threats by a family to shut down a key relay point.

A meeting has been held on the French Pacific island of Futuna in a bid to persuade a local family not to stop the island's new mobile network.

Mobile telephone services have been switched on in Wallis and Futuna, making it the last French territory to get connected.

The assembly of Wallis and Futuna has re-elected Mika Kulimoetoke as president for another year.

The French overseas minister has called for an end to the blockade of the airport of Wallis which has been shut since the beginning of last week.