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As the French National Assembly and Senate debate changes to New Caledonia's electoral laws, there are protests in the streets of Noumea.

Analysis - Debates in the French Parliament in Paris this week have once again polarized tensions back in New Caledonia.

Whispers: what's happening around the region in politics, business and other news featured on Islands Business May 2024 Issue.

A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific territories, including a new prison in New Caledonia to help with overcrowding at the existing facility.

A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific territories, including a new prison in New Caledonia to help with overcrowding at the existing facility.

France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has announced a Constitutional amendment to "unfreeze" New Caledonia's electoral roll.

Analysis - After a phase of reluctance, talks on New Caledonia's political future now seem to flourish both within pro and anti-independence parties and sometimes between opposing camps as well.

By Salah Lamrani Published in French at Le Club de Mediapart, Sept. 22, 2023. The author is a French literature teacher and union activist. Translation by the author. France’s new Education Minister, Gabriel Attal, launched the 2023 school year with a thunderous announcement: “I decided it will no longer be…

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

Analysis - A prominent pro-France leader in New Caledonia, Sonia Backès, has resigned from the French government after a resounding defeat at France's Senatorial elections four days ago.