Tag: Nouméa Accord
‘I can’t just stand back’: Kanak pro-independence activist follows mum’s footsteps
By Pretoria Gordon
Jessie Ounei is following in her mum’s footsteps as a Kanak pro-independence activist.
Last Wednesday, Ounei organised a rally outside the French Embassy...
New Zealand’s role in helping bring peace to Kanaky New Caledonia
COMMENTARY: By Teanau Tuiono
There is an important story to be told behind the story Aotearoa New Zealand’s mainstream media has been reporting on in...
French repressive policies in New Caledonia have ‘betrayed’ Kanak hopes
Green Left Show
Indigenous Kanaks in Kanaky (New Caledonia) have sprung into revolt in the last two weeks in response to moves by the colonial...
‘France lost the plot’ – journalist David Robie on Kanaky New Caledonia riots
By Lydia Lewis
Liberation “must come” for Kanaky New Caledonia, says one of the few New Zealand journalists who have worked consistently on stories across...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: French politics rocked as leaders plead for end
By Patrick Decloitre
With New Caledonia entering its second week of deadly riots, French authorities have mounted a massive law enforcement operation to regain control...
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...