Category: Pacific
A conference on the Celts in the Pacific
On October 23 and 24 2024, the University of New Caledonia is organizing a conference on the Celts in the Pacific. It will address the question of the Celtic diaspora in the region. This includes Bretons (eastern France), Irish,...
Read MoreChina fires a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific, the device
According to the magazine Air et Cosmos, China fired an unloaded “nuclear missile” from the island of Hainan into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday September 25. The missile landed near French Polynesia, 700 kilometers from Nuku...
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Independents lose two MPs
Mereana Reid-Arbelot is the only pro-independence MP to renew her mandate. Tavini Huiraatira loses...
Read MoreRiots: Tontouta airport reopens on Monday June 17
The curfew will now begin at 8 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. According to the New Caledonian High Commission, the road leading to Nouméa airport is now secure. La Tontouta airport can therefore reopen. The curfew in force since Tuesday...
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Polynesia: Oscar Temaru wants sovereignty without a referendum
The leader of Tahiti’s independence party (Tavini), Oscar Temaru, said on Monday evening...
Read MorePolynesian elected representatives in Ukraine
Eight members of the pro-independence Tavini political party flew to the capital of Azerbaijan on Monday evening. They were invited by the Baku Initiative Group, an organization created in 2023 to “fight against French...
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Riots: Gérald Darmanin accuses Azerbaijan of interference
French Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories Gérald Darmanin accused Azerbaijan of...
Read MorePacific defense ministers in Nouméa
After the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of the Economy and Finance last week, it’s the turn of the Minister of the Armed Forces to come to New Caledonia. Sébastien Lecornu is expected on Sunday December 3. He...
Read MoreNew Caledonia and the SPC strengthen their ties
The President of the Government of New Caledonia, Louis Mapou, and the President of the South Pacific Community (SPC), Stuart Minchin, signed a partnership agreement in front of the representatives of the 27 territories and...
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A report on the French Indo-Pacific
A report by the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) looks at the geostrategic...
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Indo-Pacific: France warns China that it is a force to be reckoned with
What will the President of the French Republic take away from his visit to New Caledonia? (24-25...
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The President of the New Caledonian Government in Paris
Louis Mapou to meet with key government officials It’s not a visit, it’s a Marathon....
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