Tag: New Caledonia
“Terrifying situation” for hundreds of stranded tourists
On its website, the New Caledonia tourist office invites you to come and “unravel the mysteries” of the island which is home to the largest lagoon in the world… Attracted…
A “calmer” situation but neighborhoods out of control…
A person suspected of a homicide during the riots in New Caledonia has surrendered to the police, the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia, Louis Le Franc, announced…
Darmanin accuses Azerbaijan of interference in riots, Baku denounces “unfounded” accusations
By Le Figaro with AFP Published 7 hours ago, Update 46 minutes ago ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > The Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories Gérald Darmanin on Thursday accused the…
Why TikTok is now banned in the archipelago
While New Caledonia has been in the grip of a wave of violence for several days, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced on Wednesday the ban on the social network TikTok.…
Riots in New Caledonia: “Impressive to see the number of public structures totally destroyed by the fires”…
Riots in New Caledonia: “Impressive to see the number of public structures totally destroyed by the fires”… source site
Protests against electoral law reform: France declares a state of emergency in New Caledonia
After violent protests against electoral law reform in New Caledonia France declared a state of emergency for the overseas territory in the South Pacific. According to French government spokeswoman Prisca…
From Senegal, Mélenchon denounces a return of “neocolonialism” in the archipelago
It was from Senegal that Jean-Luc Mélenchon reacted to the current situation in New Caledonia. The radical left opponent explained on Wednesday that he saw in the riots, which left…
The executive under pressure to find a way out of the crisis
Emmanuel Macron is trying to find a way out of the crisis after nights of riots in New Caledonia which left four dead, including a gendarme, and hundreds injured: after…
Who was the policeman killed?
Nicolas Molinari was only 22 years old. The young gendarme, belonging to the Melun squadron (Seine-et-Marne), was seriously injured by a gunshot to the head on Wednesday in New Caledonia.…
Outside, “it’s civil war”, warn doctors in Nouméa
A hospital “under siege” in a city transformed into a “battlefield”. For three days, scenes of unprecedented violence between independence demonstrators, police and civil militias have shaken Nouméa. The most…