The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has formally outlined its final position on its political future, proposing a three-stage pathway towards self-government and eventual independence.

In this November 29, 2019, file 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 ...

Papua New Guinea's ruling PANGU Party says it would support a 15-year transition process for Bougainville, regardless of whether parliament votes for or against independence. Prime Minister James ...

Voters backing Bougainville's independence from Papua New Guinea have won a landslide referendum victory, according to results released Wednesday -- a major step toward the troubled isles becoming the ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Bougainville's leaders have condemned a move by Papua New Guinea's parliament to impose a ...

The war-ravaged Pacific island of Bougainville will hold a referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea later this year, authorities said Friday, a vote that caps a decades-long peace process and ...

Bougainville's government has accused Papua New Guinea's leaders of breaching a landmark agreement between the two parties, following the national parliament's latest move on Bougainville's vote for ...

The results of Bougainville’s independence referendum are set to be announced Wednesday — with the troubled Pacific islands expected to resoundingly back the creation of a new nation and a break with ...

The people of Bougainville, an island group in Papua New Guinea, have voted overwhelmingly for independence. Voters had two options - more autonomy, or full independence. Of the 181,000 ballots, ...

An ongoing independence referendum does not address the key question at the root of the conflict: the future of the Panguna mine. The referendum for Papua New Guinea's eastern region is now set for ...

U.S. engagement in the Pacific Islands had been historically lacking, despite the islands’ geopolitical importance. In recent years, the U.S. has begun serious efforts to engage with the Pacific ...