Current location:sport >>
Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia amid deadly unrest and indigenous frustration
sport812People have gathered around
IntroductionPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia, t ...
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.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Curve news portal”。http://papuanewguinea.prpsystems.net/news-11c599468.html
Related articles
Pope trip to Luxembourg, Belgium confirmed for September, 2 weeks after challenging Asia visit
sportROME (AP) — Pope Francis has added a stop in Luxembourg to a trip to Belgium in September, a three-d ...
【sport】
Read moreXinhua Headlines: Rescuers Battle Cold, Aftershocks to Help NW China Earthquake Victims
sportContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
【sport】
Read moreWorld 5G Convention Kicks off in Zhengzhou, C China's Henan
sportContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
【sport】
Read more
Popular articles
- It's no wonder parents are taking their children on holiday during term time! Sky
- 3D Printing Construction Company Empowers Village Development in Xizang
- Nearly Half of Collections at China's Palace Museum Undergo Digitalization: Official
- First Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange Opens in SW China's Chongqing
- Britain's new bonkers EV: Callum Skye is an £80k electric buggy built in Warwickshire
- Chinese, Dominican presidents exchange congratulations on 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Latest articles
IF starring Ryan Reynolds lands at the top of a lackluster box office with less
Girl, 6, Acts as Translator for Her Deaf Parents Doing Foot Spa Business
Improved Logistics Spur Global Market in 'Double 11' Shopping Festival
Archaeology Forum Held in Shanghai, Highlighting Climate Change, Social Sustainability
Biden says Brown v. Board of Education ruling was about more than education
Traditional Skills Revitalized by Livestreaming in Remote Towns
LINKS
- Damian Lillard's 35
- Baltimore leaders accuse ship's owner and manager of negligence in Key Bridge collapse
- Trevor Bauer ties a Mexican League record with 9 consecutive strikeouts
- Damian Lillard's 35
- Walz appointments give the Minnesota Supreme Court its first female majority in decades
- Jury deliberating in Iraq Abu Ghraib prison abuse civil case; contractor casts blame on Army
- Italy's 2006 World Cup
- Forward Cody Williams declares for the NBA draft after a single season at Colorado
- Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant
- US report: ‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya took place last year — Radio Free Asia