There is an island in the South Pacific half the size of Wales which is set to become the world's youngest country.

Women in tribal colours attend a Bougainville reconciliation ceremony in November An island group that's part of Papua New Guinea is about to vote on independence. And, if the poll goes as ...

Bougainville, nearly as big as Hawaii’s main island and just as stunning, is the most remote part of Papua New Guinea.

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 ...

Papua New Guinea will bring in former New Zealand governor-general and senior diplomat Sir Jerry Mateparae to help resolve a ...

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 ...

Energy self-sufficiency on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea has come closer to reality now that mini-refineries are making a coconut oil that can replace diesel. Many people in the ...

The miner has agreed with community leaders in Bougainville to help fund an investigation into the environmental and social impact of the abandoned copper mine. Rio Tinto says it is willing to ...

An initial hearing of a class action against mining giant Rio Tinto over the toxic legacy of the Panguna copper mine on the autonomous island of Bougainville has been held in Papua New Guinea.