New Caledonia

Unrest in New Caledonia has intensified following the announcement that Vale has signed a sale agreement for its nickel plant in the south of the country.

New Caledonia has recorded a new case of Covid-19 at its border, taking its toll since the beginning of the pandemic to 36.

The financial arm of New Caledonia's pro-independence Northern Province says it is still in the running to make an offer on the Vale nickel plant despite the loss of a major investment partner.

A well-known New Caledonia environmentalist's been given a suspended jail sentence for attacking and threatening a suspected poacher.

Korea Zinc has pulled out of bidding for the Vale nickel plant. Vale has said it'll shut the plant if a sale fails, which could trigger thousands of job losses.

Unrest has broken out in New Caledonia's capital amid protest action against the planned sale of Vale nickel plant continues.

The French president Emmanuel Macron has been urged to intervene in New Caledonia's difficulties over the planned sale of the Brazilian-owned Vale nickel plant.

In New Caledonia, tension surrounding the sale of the Vale nickel plant has eased following a second round table discussion by key political, traditional, and institutional players.

More talks are planned following a round table held in Noumea yesterday to address conflict surrounding the sale of the Vale nickel plant in the south of New Caledonia.

New Caledonia has registered another Covid-19 case in quarantine facilities, bringing its tally to 33.

The French overseas minister will organise a round table with New Caledonia's political leaders on the sale of the Vale nickel plant.