Tag: Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front
Tjibaou’s party unveils plan for New Caledonia’s future ‘independence’
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has unveiled the main outcome of its...
Mixed reactions to Tjibaou’s election to key Kanak pro-independence party
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
The election of Emmanuel Tjibaou as the new president of New Caledonia's main pro-independence party, the...
French police shoot dead two Kanaks in New Caledonian ‘assassinations’
By Stefan Armbruster and Harry Pearl of BenarNews
French police have shot and killed two men in New Caledonia, stoking tensions with pro-independence groups days...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Shock over pro-independence leader charges, transfer to...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
A group of pro-independence leaders charged with allegedly organising protests that turned into violent unrest in...
‘We cannot have peace without independence,’ says Kanak govt official
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
As New Caledonia passes the one-month mark since violent and deadly clashes erupted on last month, there has been...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Pro-independence militant leaders arrested
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's security forces have arrested eight people believed to be involved in the organisation of...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: FLNKS congress postponed due to splits
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
The national congress of New Caledonia's pro-independence platform, the FLNKS, was postponed at the weekend due...
History ‘replaying itself’ in Kanaky but Pacific solidarity growing, says Tau
French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Kanaky New Caledonia last month in a largely failed bid to solve the French Pacific territory's political deadlock,...
Jimmy Naouna: Macron’s handling of Kanaky New Caledonia isn’t working –...
COMMENTARY: By Jimmy Naouna in Nouméa
The unrest that has gripped Kanaky New Caledonia is the direct result of French President Emmanuel Macron’s partisan and...
‘I can’t just stand back’: Kanak pro-independence activist follows mum’s footsteps
By Pretoria Gordon, RNZ News journalist
Jessie Ounei is following in her mum's footsteps as a Kanak pro-independence activist.
Last Wednesday, Ounei organised a rally outside...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Macron lifts state of emergency ‘for time...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the 12-day state of emergency imposed in New Caledonia on...
Media fuss over stranded tourists, but Kanaks face existential struggle
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
“Only the struggle counts . . . death is nothing.” Éloi Machoro -- "the Che Guevara of the Pacific" -- said...
Kanaky in flames: Five takeaways from the New Caledonia independence riots
ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
Jean-Marie Tjibaou, a revered Kanak visionary, was inspirational to indigenous Pacific political activists across Oceania, just...
‘Deadly spiral’ – state of emergency in Kanaky New Caledonia and...
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French President Emmanuel Macron has declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia after several...
Curfew in New Caledonia after Kanak riots over French voting change...
By Stephen Wright and Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews
French authorities have imposed a curfew on New Caledonia’s capital Nouméa and banned public gatherings after supporters...
Pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France over Kanaky New Caledonia
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A pro-independence activist in New Caledonia is warning France to immediately halt its planned constitution amendments or face "war".
The...
New Caledonia: Flags and emotions flying high over proposed changes
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's capital was on Saturday flooded by two simultaneous waves of French and Kanaky flags...
French Senate endorses new election rules for New Caledonia – but...
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific
The French Senate has endorsed a Constitutional review project bearing significant modifications to the local...
New Caledonia’s provincial elections delay passes final voting hurdle
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
An "organic law" to postpone New Caledonia's provincial elections has passed the final hurdle and...
Pro-independence protesters, French police clash in New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, correspondent French Pacific desk
Pro-independence militants and protesters clashed with police in downtown Nouméa this week as New Caledonia hosts three French...
FLNKS mayor wins run-off poll to take unprecedented French Senate seat
By Nic Maclellan
In a major electoral upset, Kanak independence politician Robert Xowie has won one of Kanaky New Caledonia’s two seats in the French...
‘Ambitious’ French political document presented to New Caledonian parties
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ French Pacific correspondent
Inclusive talks in Paris between France and Kanaky New Caledonia's politicians have yielded outcomes, including a French-submitted document...