L'Hebdo du Vanuatu

L'Hebdo du Vanuatu is a ni-Vanuatu weekly newspaper. Launched on 11 December 2008,[1] it is the first newspaper in Vanuatu published exclusively in the French language.[2][3] French is one of Vanuatu's three official languages, along with Bislama and English.[4]

L'Hebdo du Vanuatu
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founded2008
LanguageFrench
HeadquartersPort Vila

The newspaper was launched by Gene Wong and Marc Neil-Jones of the anglophone Vanuatu Daily Post,[2][3][5] with support from the European Union and the French embassy in Vanuatu.[1] Its intended readership are francophone ni-Vanuatu, both in Vanuatu itself and in neighbouring, French-speaking New Caledonia.[1] It also covers news from both countries.[3]

Each issue is sold for Vt100 or CFP150.[1]

References
  1. "Un hebdomadaire 100% francophone au Vanuatu", Agence Universitaire Francophone, 11 December 2008
  2. "Lancement du nouvel hebdomadaire du Vanuatu", French embassy to Vanuatu
  3. "New French language newspaper for Vanuatu and New Caledonia", ABC Radio Australia, 20 October 2008
  4. "Vanuatu gets French language newspaper", Solomon Star, 23 October 2008
  5. "Les Français du Vanuatu ont le goût d’entreprendre", website of the New Caledonian government, February 2009


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