French President Emmanuel Macron to visit violence-hit New Caledonia
French President Emmanuel Macron plans to make a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has..
New Caledonia is a sui generis collectivity of overseas France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia, and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and a few remote islets. The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea. French people, especially locals, call Grande Terre "Le Caillou". New Caledonia is one of the European Union's Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), but is not part of the European Union.
French President Emmanuel Macron plans to make a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has..