Tag: Bougainville Peace Agreement
‘What are you afraid of?’ Toroama asks PNG about independence vote
PNG Post-Courier
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has called on Prime Minister James Marape to spell out "clearly and honestly" his fears about Bougainville obtaining independence...
Minister dismisses Bougainville criticism over independence vote
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Minister of Bougainville Affairs, Manasseh Makiba, believes an absolute majority is needed for the vote on the Bougainville referendum because...
Bougainville says PNG ‘dragging chain’ over independence issue
RNZ Pacific
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) wants to delay the next meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body with the Papua New Guinea government, claiming...
Bougainville’s Toroama blasts Australia: ‘No foreigner will dictate outcome’
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama says Bougainville’s future as an independent sovereign nation is inevitable and nothing can change the...
Bougainville’s Toroama visits Ona’s rebel village 25 years after civil war
The National
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has visited Guava village in the heartland of the Panguna mine in Central Bougainville to pay his respects to...
PNG and Bougainville agree on new terms for state power transfer
RNZ Pacific
The governments of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville have agreed on new terms for the transfer of powers.
Under the Bougainville Peace Agreement, the...
