Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the deadly riots are about more than voting rights
- Written by Nicole George, Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland
New Caledonia’s capital city, Noumea, has endured widespread violent rioting over the past 48 hours. This crisis intensified rapidly, taking local authorities by surprise.
Peaceful protests had been occurring across the country in the preceding weeks as the French National Assembly in Paris deliberated on a constitutional amendment that...