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French PM’s confidence vote hits New Caledonia’s political negotiations
Asia Pacific Report
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August 26, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Prime Minister François Bayrou’s surprise announcement yesterday that he will call for a parliamentary confidence vote in his government is set to further complicate...
Biosecurity lends a hand to ensure largest military op in Australia ever gets uninterrupted green light
The National Tribune
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August 26, 2025
Dept of Agriculture Australia has just concluded its largest-ever defence exercise – Talisman Sabre 2025 – and the department played a critical role in ensuring this complex multinational operation was underpinned by strong biosecurity measures...
French PM’s confidence challenge further complicates New Caledonia’s political negotiations
RNZ
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August 25, 2025
The independence flag at the FLNKS press conference in Noumea. Photo: AFP / Delphine Mayeur French Prime Minister François Bayrou's surprise announcement on Monday that he will call for a parliament confidence vote in his government is set to...
New Caledonia’s pro-independence FLNKS rejects French-led agreement
World Socialist Web Site
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August 25, 2025
New Caledonia’s main pro-independence organisation, the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), has formally confirmed its “block rejection” of the French-led “Bougival project.” Under the agreement, the colony’s pro- and...
New Caledonia deal collapse spells more trouble
The Pacific Island Times
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August 24, 2025
A historic deal that would have declared New Caledonia a state has collapsed. The main pro-independence alliance in the French territory of New Caledonia officially rejected the Paris-led proposal to create a new status for one of France’s last...
FLNKS snubs Nouméa constitutional reform talks for New Caledonia
Asia Pacific Report
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August 24, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A newly established “drafting committee” held its inaugural meeting in Nouméa this week, aiming to translate the Bougival agreement — signed by New Caledonian political parties in...
Valls extends visit to New Caledonia as independence deal remains elusive
Modern Ghana
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Manuel Valls has extended his stay in New Caledonia as he seeks to rally support for the Bougival agreement amid political divisions and a struggling health system. France's Overseas Minister, Manuel Valls, will extend his stay in New Caledonia...
Projects to protect Pacific ecosystems
FBC News
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August 27, 2025
[Source: iucn.org] The International Union for Conservation of Nature in Oceania has launched 15 locally led projects aimed at using Nature-based Solutions to tackle climate change across the Pacific. The projects span ten Pacific Island countries...
FLNKS snubs New Caledonia's constitutional reform talks in Nouméa
RNZ
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August 21, 2025
FLNKS members with 'No to Bougival' banners in Nouméa. Photo: FLNKS Indépendantistes et Nationalistes A newly established "draft committee" held its inaugural meeting in Nouméa on Thursday, aiming to translate the Bougival agreement, signed by New...
Valls presses case for independence deal in tense New Caledonia talks
Modern Ghana
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The visit to New Caledonia of the French Overseas Miniser Manuel Valls has thrown the spotlight back on the Bougival accord, a deal seen by many as the best hope for political stability after last year's deadly unrest. Valls began a high-stakes...
Uto Ni Yalo passes Yasawa
Islands Business
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August 27, 2025
The Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025 concluded in Brisbane after three days of discussions, presentations, and networking, attracting 652 delegates, 80 speakers, and more than 40 exhibitors from 20 countries. The conference provided a...
Rejuvenated France Sparking Women’s Cricket In New Caledonia
Forbes
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Women's cricket is developing in New Caledonia Supplied It’s rare for news in Associate cricket - countries below the top 12 who receive more funds, fixtures and power - to go mainstream. It happened in April last year, but for all the wrong...
France Sends Minister to New Caledonia in Bid to Rescue Peace Plan
The Epoch Times
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August 21, 2025
France's Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls gestures as he delivers a speech during a meeting entitled "For the Republic... France against Islamism" at the Dome de Paris, in Paris on March 26, 2025. Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images France’s...
SHIPPING TIMES | Uto ni Yalo sails to Honiara for Pacific Islands Forum meet
The Fiji Times
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August 27, 2025
The Uto ni Yalo voyaging canoe, with a regional crew from Oceania, has left Suva for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Upon reaching Temotu, the crew will accompany the Taumako TePuke canoe to Honiara,...
French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia in bid to ‘save’ Bougival deal
Asia Pacific Report
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August 20, 2025
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls is once again in New Caledonia for a four-day visit aimed at maintaining dialogue, despite a strong rejection from a significant part of the pro-independence camp. He touched down at the Nouméa-La Tontouta...
French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia to save Bougival deal
RNZ
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August 19, 2025
Manuel Valls takes part in the welcoming ceremony. Photo: Delphine Mayeur / Hans Lucas / AFP French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls is once again in New Caledonia for a four-day visit aimed at maintaining dialogue, despite strong rejection from...
Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 27 August
RNZ
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August 26, 2025
Fiji’s Maikah Dau celebrates a goal at the OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2025, Fiji v Tahiti. Photo: DJ Mills / Phototek.nz Football Three World Cup spots will be up for grabs when the semi-finals of the OFC Men's Under-16 Championship gets underway...
Baku Initiative Group Condemns France's Continuous Colonial Policy In New Caledonia
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) has criticized France for continuing colonial practices in New Caledonia under the Bougival Accord, calling it contrary to the principles of the Kanak...
Valls heads to New Caledonia in wake of collapse of independence deal
Modern Ghana
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Political tensions in New Caledonia have flared, as its main pro-independence coalition FLNKS voted against a deal that would have given the French overseas territory some sovereign powers – but no independence referendum, a key demand for...
Paris scrambles to rescue New Caledonia deal after pro-independence rejection
EurActiv
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August 18, 2025
PARIS – France’s Overseas Minister Manuel Valls is returning to New Caledonia on Tuesday in a bid to rescue a political agreement that would redefine the territory’s status with broad new powers, despite outright rejection by the main...