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.

The Pacific Forum mission went ahead with permission from the far-right Macron government, amid talks over the French ...

Three Pacific Islands leaders on a fact-finding visit to New Caledonia heard divided views on the cause of deadly riots that ...

The sale of alcohol is also restricted. One of the remaining hotspots in New Caledonia, in the village of Saint Louis (near ...

Three Pacific Islands leaders visited New Caledonia to understand the causes of recent deadly riots. The riots, fueled by a ...

(Reuters) -Three Pacific Islands leaders on a fact-finding visit to New Caledonia heard divided views ... police to quell unrest that disrupted the capital Noumea for months.