Wallis And Futuna
France appoints new prefect of Wallis and Futuna
Paris has named a new prefect to run Wallis and Futuna from next year.
Wallis administration building stoned
The French administration of Wallis and Futuna has condemned attacks on its premises.
Wallis firefighters don yellow vests in protest
Striking firefighters in Wallis and Futuna say they are exasperated over the lack of response from the French state.
New king in Futuna in French Pacific
The kingdom of Alo on the French Pacific island of Futuna has a new king.
News in French for 20 November 2018
The latest news in French language (La Langue Française). Audio
Dengue outbreaks in American Samoa and Wallis and Futuna
An epidemiologist from the Pacific Community says dengue fever outbreaks are currently active in American Samoa as well as Wallis and Futuna.
Child's dengue death signals outbreaks in two Pacific nations
The latest dengue outbreak in Wallis and Futuna has claimed its first life with an eight-year-old girl dying after her condition deteriorated and she was flown to New Caledonia's medical centre. Audio
First death in Wallis dengue outbreak
The latest dengue outbreak in Wallis and Futuna has claimed its first life.
News in French for 13 November 2018
The latest news in French language (La Langue Française). Audio
Noumea court throws out major Wallis and Futuna tax fraud case
A New Caledonia court has thrown out a second major tax fraud case involving Wallis and Futuna.
Wallis and Futuna hit by public sector strikes
Reports from Wallis and Futuna say the territorial guards have suspended their planned strike for a second time.
Wallis and Futuna public sector strike widens
Reports from Wallis and Futuna say the territorial guards have gone on strike after deferring their action by two days.
Striking Wallisian public servants take French prefect to court
Striking public sectors workers in Wallis and Futuna have taken the French prefect to court in a bid to be reclassified as French public servants.
Pacific making gains against Elephantiasis
Palau and Wallis and Futuna have eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem, while a mass eradication campaign is underway in American Samoa.
News in French for 9 October 2018
The latest news in French language (La Langue Française). Audio
King abdicates in French Pacific Futuna
The king of Alo on the French Pacific island of Futuna has abdicated.
Wallis and Futuna strikers lift blockade
Striking senior public sector workers in Wallis and Futuna have been told by the court to lift their road block of the main administration complex.
News in French for 2 October 2018
The latest news in French language (La Langue Française). Audio
Prefect outlines test need for Wallis strikers
The French prefect of Wallis and Futuna has advised striking senior administrators that by mid-March tests will be held to reclassify them.
Impasse in Wallis and Futuna continues
Striking senior public sector workers in Wallis and Futuna have held talks with the French prefect who has just returned from France.