A total of seven activists from the CCAT separatist coalition are accused by ... five in various prisons in France and two in New Caledonia itself. Among those detained in mainland France is ...

An alliance of parties seeking independence for New Caledonia has nominated as chief a prominent opposition leader currently jailed in France over a wave of deadly rioting in the French Pacific ...

while a group linked to the Baku authorities is openly backing separatists while condemning Paris. Read moreColonial past haunts latest New Caledonia crisis "This isn't a fantasy. It's a reality ...

New Caledonia has large deposits of nickel ... The climax of that conflict came when Kanak separatists killed four French gendarmes and took another 23 hostage in a cave. The subsequent French ...

some New Caledonian separatists have made a deal” with ... Pro-independence leaders in New Caledonia deny any Azerbaijani interference. Roch Wamytan, former president of New Caledonia’s ...

France has accused Azerbaijan in particular of backing separatists in New Caledonia, by flooding social media with what it said were misleading images. Azerbaijan rejected the French allegations ...

The decision from France's highest court is expected to be handed down quickly. New Caledonian activists transferred to France to face charges over deadly riots The transfer of the five activists ...

The French Supreme Court will examine the appeal of five Kanak pro-independence activists – including their leader Christian Tein – who are challenging their detention in mainland France on suspicion ...