New Caledonia's opposing parties start talking ahead of French minister's visit
New Caledonia's political parties, both pro-French and pro-independence, have started to prepare for the visit of French Minister Gérald Darmanin later this month.
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New Caledonia's political parties, both pro-French and pro-independence, have started to prepare for the visit of French Minister Gérald Darmanin later this month.
In a major electoral upset, Kanak independence politician Robert Xowie has won one of New Caledonia's two seats in the French Senate in Paris.
Kanak independence politician Robert Xowie has won one of New Caledonia’s two seats in the French Senate in Paris.
A New Caledonian politician has told the United Nations the territory is no longer a colony and should be withdrawn from the UN's decolonisation list.
New Caledonia's Kanak national liberation movement has told the UN Decolonisation Committee in New York that France has "robbed" the indigenous people of their independence and has appealed for help.