Papua New Guinea and the island signed a peace deal in 2001, which promised Bougainville greater powers and an independence ...

Most Papuans say they were denied their right to choose and continue to demand a separate nation. Although the independence ...

HALF-a-century ago when it gained independence from Australia, Papua New Guinea’s lush tropical grasslands were grazed by ...

Civil society groups and community representatives from across Papua New Guinea say the government must take action to end ...

Journalist Patrick Winn, writing for The World website, reported that Toroama wants the support of Washington and has offered ...

The people of Bougainville, an autonomous region in eastern Papua New Guinea (PNG), have aspired to self-government for more than a century. Now their longed-for opportunity to vote on independence ...

This small country has preserved languages from 40,000 years ago and is now the most linguistically diverse place on earth.

A diplomacy of promise-keeping is needed to prevent the fragmentation of Bougainville, followed by the fragmentation of PNG ...

Teachers at the Pacific Island Countries Research Center at Liaocheng University conduct research in Isabel Province in the ...

Flash floods in eastern Spain have claimed the lives of at least 95 people. Also, the island of Bougainville is seeking independence from Papua New Guinea — and an alliance with the United States. And ...

In 2019, the people of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea. It was a key part of a peace agreement reached nearly 20 years ago at the end of a decade-long ...