The French territory is gearing up for an independence referendum in November!
“If a majority of New Caledonia’s 275,000 inhabitants, 45% of whom are indigenous Kanaks who support autonomy, vote for independence, it will be the first French territory to break away since Vanuatu did so in 1980.”
Read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/…/new-caledonia-sets-date-indep…
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