Wallis And Futuna
Wallis airport blockade enters second week
The blockade of the airport of Wallis and Futuna has entered its second week, leaving hundreds of people stranded.
Futuna gets mobile phone service
Mobile telephone services are being rolled out on the French Pacific island of Futuna, and they are being hooked up with the network set up on neighbouring Wallis.
New tax fraud case in Wallis
The French state is to be a civil party in a second major tax fraud case in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna.
Wallis slow to comply with seat belt law
France has moved to apply the law making mandatory in Wallis and Futuna for drivers and front seat passengers to wear seat belts.
Futuna chiefs raise independence question
Some chiefs in Wallis and Futuna are unhappy with the French administration and have reportedly raised the question of seeking independence.
Roaming charges go in French Pacific
France is set to abolish roaming charges for communication with its overseas territories, including French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
Call for "common sense" after attack and strikes on Wallis
Authorities in Wallis and Futuna have called for common sense following tension at the Futuna hospital and Wallis' public high school.
Court eases sentences in Wallis tax fraud case
The Court of Appeal in New Caledonia has eased the sentences of two men convicted of massive tax fraud in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in 2007 and 2008.
