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No announcement was made on a night curfew imposed by local authorities in New Caledonia. The operator of Noumea international airport has announced it will remain closed until June 2.
French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly unrest and where indigenous people have ...
New Caledonia became French in 1853 under Emperor Napoleon III, Napoleon’s nephew and heir. It became an overseas territory after World War II, with French citizenship granted to all Kanaks in 1957.
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May 19 – France sends police to New Caledonia to regain control of the road to La Tontouta International Airport, which is currently controlled by protesters. [ 9 ] May 22 – New Caledonian telecom services thwart a massive email cyberattack on an internet provider prior to French President Emmanuel Macron 's visit to the territory.
New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader's release from custody in mainland France By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the "release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown ...
New Caledonia became French in 1853 under Emperor Napoleon III, Napoleon’s nephew and heir. It became an overseas territory after World War II, with French citizenship granted to all Kanaks in 1957.
Location of New Caledonia in Oceania. New Caledonia is a French overseas territory in the southwest Pacific. [28] It has a population of about 270,000; with the indigenous Kanak people constituting, according to the 2019 census, 41% of the population, the Europeans (Caldoche and metropolitan French) 28%, those of mixed blood 11%, with other ethnic minorities (including Wallisians, Tahitians ...