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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.

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 activists. France's Overseas Minister Manuel Valls is now heading to the archipelago, in…

Seven months after cyclone Chido struck Mayotte, France’s poorest department, parliament has passed a sweeping plan to help rebuild the island, address social divisions and tighten migration rules.

President Emmanuel Macron is bringing together political and economic leaders from New Caledonia for a summit starting Wednesday to talk about the French overseas territory’s future, one year after it was hit by deadly violence.

The French government has signaled a fresh willingness to tackle long-standing demands for greater local control in French Guiana, while also addressing economic pressures across overseas territories.

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen is in New Caledonia, offering a 'new method' for resolving long-standing tensions with the French mainland, as President Emmanuel Macron is preparing a broader push to revive dialogue between loyalists and separatists in the Pacific overseas territory.

Exclusive: In the wake of unrest that rattled the French overseas territory, Alcide Ponga discusses how to rebuild and his plan for the future

Talks between pro- and anti-independence groups in New Caledonia – mediated by Overseas Territories Minister Manuel Valls – this week collapsed without an agreement, leaving the French Pacific territory in political limbo one year after its worst violence since the 1980s.

French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls has launched a third round of talks between pro and anti-independence groups in New Caledonia. Amid deepening divisions over last year's unrest, he warned that further chaos could be in store if all parties don't shoulder their responsibilities.