Emmanuel Macron's gamble on New Caledonia's crisis
Analysis - New Caledonia has been the scene of deadly and destructive riots since 13 May 2024.
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Analysis - New Caledonia has been the scene of deadly and destructive riots since 13 May 2024.
French President Emmanuel Macron is on his way to New Caledonia, a government official has said, after a week of deadly unrest in the Pacific archipelago.
This high-level dialogue mission could involve members of both Houses of French parliament.
Analysis: A police crackdown will be followed by a "dialogue mission" to help heal the wounds in the South Pacific territory.
French security forces reported another death Saturday in armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, the sixth fatality in nearly a week of violent unrest scorching the archipelago whose indigenous population has long sought independence.