New Caledonia independence party says Macron needs to do more to defuse tension
Sydney, Australia Reuters New Caledonia’s pro-independence political party has told French President Emmanuel Macron it can’t persuade protesters to remove roadblocks across the French Pacific territory because activists aren’t convinced Macron will drop a contentious electoral reform. At least seven people have died in protests against the constitutional amendment that would expand New Caledonia’s electorate […]
New Caledonia state of emergency to be lifted, says Paris
Paris, France/Sydney, Australia Reuters Seven more mobile force units will soon arrive as reinforcements in New Caledonia, the Elysée said in a statement on Monday, also indicating a state of emergency would end as planned in the French Pacific territory on Tuesday morning local time. The state of emergency would end on Monday evening at […]
Macron arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia for high-stakes talks
Sydney, Australia/Paris, France Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron landed in the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Thursday, for a day of talks during which he will aim to turn the page on deadly riots triggered by a contested electoral reform. Any attempt to convince the rioters to get off the streets will be a […]
New Caledonia protesters, police spar ahead of Macron visit
Reuters Protesters and a thousand French police reinforcements were playing a “game of cat and mouse” in New Caledonia, an independence group said on Wednesday, ahead of the arrival of France’s President Emmanuel Macron after the worst riots in 40 years. Macron is due to land in the French overseas territory in the Pacific on […]
Hundreds more French police start deploying to secure New Caledonia
Sydney, Australia/Paris, France Reuters French police reinforcements began arriving in New Caledonia on Friday in a massive push to regain control of the capital, the top French official in the Pacific island territory said, after rioting in which four people were killed and hundreds arrested. After three nights of upheaval, Thursday night was relatively quiet […]
France sends more police to New Caledonia to try to restore calm
Sydney, Australia/Paris, France Reuters The French Government sent more police to the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Thursday and said it would crack down on rioters, hoping to restore order after three nights of upheaval in which four people have been killed. Rioters angry with an electoral reform have burnt businesses, torched cars, looted […]
Four dead in New Caledonia riots, France declares state of emergency
Sydney, Australia/Paris, France Reuters France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday after three young Indigenous Kanak and a police official were killed in riots over electoral reform. The state of emergency, which entered into force at 5am local time, gives authorities additional powers to ban gatherings and […]