Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia amid deadly unrest and indigenous frustration
Time:2024-05-21 23:58:12 Source:opinionsViews(143)
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence.
“He will go there tonight,” government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot said after a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday where the president said he’d decided to make the more than 33,000-kilometer (20,000-mile) round trip himself to the archipelago east of Australia.
Six people have been killed, including two gendarmes, and hundreds of others injured in New Caledonia amid armed clashes, looting and arson, raising new questions about Macron’s handling of France’s colonial legacy.
There have been decades of tensions between indigenous Kanaks who seek independence for the archipelago of 270,000 people, and descendants of colonizers and colonists who want to remain part of France.
Previous:Amal Clooney played key role in ICC bid to request arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas leader
Next:Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
You may also like
- Harris accepts debate invite to face off with Trump's VP pick, which may come at convention
- White Sox outright reliever Deivi García to Triple
- The first wrongful
- The Fed indicated rates will remain higher for longer. What does that mean for you?
- Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
- Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease
- Comcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor
- Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub
- Judge orders man accused of opening fire outside Wrigley Field held without bail