Media fuss over stranded tourists, but Kanaks face existential struggle
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
“Only the struggle counts . . . death is nothing.” Éloi Machoro — “the Che Guevara of the Pacific” — said...
Palestinian visionary who fights Israel’s ecocide with biodiversity and sustainability resistance
By David Robie
For more than 76 years, Palestinians have resisted occupation, dispossession and ethnic cleansing, culminating in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Yet in the...
Kanaky in flames: Five takeaways from the New Caledonia independence riots
ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Café Pacific
Jean-Marie Tjibaou, a revered Kanak visionary, was inspirational to indigenous Pacific political activists across Oceania, just like...
Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the deadly riots are about more than voting rights
ANALYSIS: By Nicole George
New Caledonia’s capital city, Nouméa, has endured widespread violent rioting over the past three days. This crisis intensified rapidly, taking local...
Flashback: Betrayal of Kanaky decolonisation by Paris risks return to dark days
France has declared a state of emergency for 12 days on the Pacific territory of New Caledonia — New Zealand’s closest neighbour — after...
How an ‘antisemitism hoax’ drowned out the discovery of mass graves in Gaza
Fake Israeli claims keep Western publics focused on "evil" humanitarian aid workers and "evil" anti-war protesters rather than the kind of evil that dares...