Tag: Emmanuel Macron
Paris delighted at New Caledonia result, but Kanaks dismiss it
RNZ Pacific
Leading French politicians have welcomed New Caledonia's rejection of independence, but pro-independence leaders have dismissed the result.
More than 96 percent voted against independence...
Pro-independence delegation seeks UN backing over New Caledonia vote
RNZ Pacific
A pro-independence delegation from New Caledonia has left for New York to raise its opposition to the independence referendum due this Sunday with...
Covid-19 delta pandemic a Trojan horse to extend French colonialism
COMMENTARY: By Ena Manuireva with Tony Fala
In imperial and colonial contexts, dominant groups express their power in three ways: colonisation of the bodies of...
Macron says Paris owes ‘debt’ to French Polynesia over nuclear tests
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
French President Emmanuel Macron said this week that Paris owed “a debt” to French Polynesia over nuclear tests conducted in the...
Macron launches cyclone shelter project in French Polynesia
RNZ Pacific
France and French Polynesia have agreed to jointly spend US$60 million to build 17 cyclone shelters across the Tuamotu archipelago.
This was announced on...
Temaru calls for massive turnout for Mā’ohi Lives Matter nuclear-free rally
By Jean-Pierre Viatge in Pape'ete
Fifteen days after Tahiti Nui's anti-nuclear protest on July 2, the Tavini Huiraatira party has organised a march Mā'ohi Lives...
France’s Bastille Day parade takes place in shadow of covid pandemic
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The traditional parade on France's national day returns today after a one-year hiatus due to the covid-19 pandemic, reports France 24.
European...
France denies covering-up deadly nuclear tests in French Polynesia
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The French government has denied any cover-up over radiation levels in the Pacific following its nuclear testing in the region, as...
Macron hosts French ‘truth and justice’ Pacific nuclear test legacy talks
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter
While a Paris roundtable about the legacy of nuclear tests at Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls is eagerly awaited by...
Temaru calls for Tahiti nuclear tests roundtable in New York –...
RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru says high-level talks on France's nuclear legacy due in Paris this month should be held at the...
Blood in the Pacific: 30 years on from the Ouvéa Island...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Max Uechtritz
On Saturday, 30 years ago in 1988, I smelled death for the first time – literally.
A sickening, almost suffocating, stench...
Macron begins New Caledonia visit as independence vote looms
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
French President Emmanuel Macron today began a three-day visit to New Caledonia - six months before the territory's vote on independence...
‘We’re losing the climate change battle,’ warns Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron appeals to the world to do more on climate change. Video: Al Jazeera
French President Emmanuel Macron has delivered a rallying...