Global Intel Watch

🇺🇦🇨🇦 - Usyk's cutman, Russ Amber is from Montreal.

🇫🇷🇳🇨 - School in the South Province of New Caledonia, which comprises the Nouméa region, will remain closed for the next week, a French OSINTer has told us.

🇫🇷🇳🇨 - Village of Paita, 24k inhabitants, is evacuated by order the French state, per locals.

🇫🇷🇳🇨 - Interior minister Darmanin: A major operation of more than 600 gendarmes, including around a hundred from the GIGN, is being launched at this very moment in New Caledonia aimed at fully regaining control of the 60 km main road between Nouméa and the airport. Courage and firmness to our gendarmes to restore Republican order.

🇫🇷🇳🇨 - There is an important fear that China is patiently waiting for France leaving New Caledonia to become a key partner with the "Kanaky" that would emerge from such an independence. China already has important economic relations with New Caledonia, given Caledonia's location and China's correct relations with France. Nickel is important to make electric vehicles batteries. New Caledonia is the third global exporter of Nickel. FWIW, China's propaganda doesn't really emphasize on the current events in New Caledonia, even if we can guess that the CCP won't dislike the troubles.

🇫🇷🇳🇨 - GIGN had to storm an occupied gendarmerie or barrack with an helicopter, a French OSINTer has told us.

🇸🇳🇫🇷 - Senegal says considering kicking French bases out of the country, closer ties with AES.

🇫🇷🇳🇨 - To those still comparing it to Nahel or the Yellow Vests: stop. At no point during those events schools were closed.

🇫🇷🇳🇨 - This is the Wikipedia infobox for the current crisis. Notably, the claim that FLNKS and Caledonian Union are leading the protests, while not even mentionning CCAT which is openly saying its leading them, is problematic. FLNKS has openly called for calm since 3 days, in order to facilitate a dialogue with Paris. Also would like a source for the "9 000 New Caledonian Rioters"

🇫🇷🇳🇨 - If that's the case, that's probably Putin telling France "Hey, don't ever talk about going to war with Russia again, I can literally have a phone call and throw you in civil conflict".