Bougainville voted for Independence from Papua New Guinea in a historic 2019 referendum - Copyright AFP NESS KERTON Bougainville voted for Independence from Papua New ...

Bougainville has gone through many turbulent periods over the past 100 years, not least the Civil War of the 1990s, which claimed as many as 20,000 lives. The government is now looking to develop the ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the Pacific archipelago's aspiration of political independence from Papua New Guinea is to be a success, PNG Prime ...

Above: Jeffrey Noro (third from right) presented the Bougainville Collection book to the Curator of War History at the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery and other museum staff. The ...

The island, which has been seeking independence from Papua New Guinea since the late 1980s, is looking for funds to start mining activities in Panguna, with the approval of Port Moresby. But a recent ...

AFTER 31 years in the army, Cairns soldier Sergeant Trish Nemani is our very own action-woman. From being a humble clerk to jumping out of a plane with commandos and being a mentor to indigenous ...

The South Pacific island chain of Bougainville is gearing up for an independence referendum that could see the region break away from Papua New Guinea (PNG) and become the world’s newest nation. The ...

In this Nov. 29, 2019, photo, the Upe members vote at a men-only voting booth in the Bougainville referendum in Teau, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Credit: Jeremy Miller, Bougainville Referendum ...

An autonomous region of Papua New Guinea has voted overwhelmingly to leave the country and form a new independent nation, authorities announced on Wednesday. More than 181,000 people voted in the ...