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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...
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...
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...
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...
Fiji dominate Cook Islands as New Caledonia hold NZ
Pacific Media Network
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New Caledonia have managed to hold defending champions New Zealand to a nil-all draw, while Fiji proved too strong for the Cook Islands, winning 5-0 in round two of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Under-16 Men's Championship in Honiara....
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...
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...
Fonterra retreats from consumer businesses in sale to Lactalis for $3.8 bln, possibly more
interest.co.nz
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Fonterra has agreed the sale of its global Consumer and associated businesses to Lactalis for $3.845 billion, subject to certain customary financial adjustments and conditions including approval by farmer shareholders, separating the businesses...
Fonterra agrees sale of Consumer and associated businesses for $3.845 billion
FMCG Business
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August 21, 2025
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has announced it has agreed the sale of its global Consumer and associated businesses to Lactalis for $3.845 billion, subject to certain customary financial adjustments and conditions including approval by farmer...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 15 – August 21, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 22, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
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...
Fiji pip Tahiti as New Caledonia stun hosts Solomon Islands in OFC Under-16 men's opener
Pacific Media Network
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In the opening round of the 2025 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Under-16 Men’s Championship in the Solomon Islands, there was plenty of action on both ends of the field. Fiji triumphed over Tahiti 2-1, New Caledonia stunned the hosts 5-2,...
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...
French Embassy advisory on authentication of documents
Arab Times
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August 19, 2025
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 19: The French Embassy in Kuwait announced that French consulates around the world will stop authenticating public documents issued by French authorities, such as civil status certificates, academic certificates, court rulings,...
Oceania road champion handover will have to wait until 2026 with search for location and date coming up short
Cyclingnews
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August 19, 2025
The chances to gather UCI points on the road and deliver a performance that can help with the task of catching the eye of a professional team are far from plentiful, even in a good year, in the Oceania region but the cycling federation has...
Cook Islands advocates for ocean protection and climate action
Cook Island News
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August 20, 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) secretary Tepaeru Herrmann has reminded Pacific leaders how Pacific regionalism has helped the Cook Islands for over 60 years. MFAI/ 25081913 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI)...
France updates strategic documents, and its relationship with Australia
The Strategist
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August 19, 2025
France’s latest strategic updates make one thing clear: Paris has turned a page on AUKUS and moved on. In July, it released new versions of its national security strategy (NSR) and Indo-Pacific Strategy, the latter published seven years after...
'Full sovereignty and independence': New Caledonia’s FLNKS reject France’s Bougival project
RNZ
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August 14, 2025
The independence flag at the FLNKS press conference in Noumea. Photo: AFP / Delphine Mayeur New Caledonia's pro-independence front, the FLNKS, on Wednesday formally confirmed its "block rejection" of the French-fostered Bougival project, signed on...