New Caledonia: Time to Talk about Decolonisation
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By Andrew Firmin
LONDON, Jun 20 2024 (IPS)
The violence that rocked New Caledonia last month has subsided. French President Emmanuel Macron has recently announced the suspension of changes to voting rights in the Pacific island nation, annexed by his country in 1853. His attempt to introduce these changes sparked weeks of violence.
Colonial legacies
Scattered around the world are 13 territories once part of the French Empire that haven’t achieved independence.
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