The new agreement must be approved by referendum to take effect, and even then friction will likely continue between Nouméa ...

The agreement does not grant France’s 172 years-old Pacific colony independence, either immediately or in the future.

A woman waves a Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flag in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024.

Pro-and-anti-independence parties committed to a deal regarding the future political status of the French Pacific territory ...

- A woman waves a Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flag in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials, in Noumea, New Caledonia, May 23, 2024 (pool photo by Ludovic Marin via AP). Click to share on ...

France and New Caledonian stakeholders have agreed to start a one-year process that may reconfigure France’s relation to its ...

French court orders release of New Caledonia pro-independence leader By Reuters June 12, 202511:24 AM PDTUpdated June 12, 2025 ...

France’s Minister of the Overseas Manuel Valls arrived in New Caledonia on February 23 to resume crucial talks regarding the French Pacific territory’s political future in the wake of ...

President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and state representatives for an agreement aimed at granting more autonomy to the South Pacific territory, at the ...