Almost two dozen movements from the Caribbean, Asia Pacific, and other regions have agreed to unite
Parties and political movements seeking independence for French overseas territories have formed a united “International Front for Liberation of Last French Colonies” after a two-day meeting in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku. They have vowed to join forces in fighting what they call French colonialism.
The political forces hail from a host of territories controlled by France, including the Mediterranean island of Corsica and islands in the Caribbean, Melanesia and Polynesia. The new front also involves a party from the Pacific territory of New Caledonia, where massive riots broke out in May over an election reform pushed by Paris.
The unrest prompted Paris to launch a “major operation” in the archipelago, located to the east of Australia, some 17,000 kilometers away from France.
On Thursday, the movements signed a declaration on founding the…