Bougainville

The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has launched a Bougainville Parliament YouTube Channel in its efforts "toward greater transparency and public engagement".

More than 250 landowners from the Taonita-Teop areas in North Bougainville signed a land access and compensation agreement with Bougainville Minerals Investment last Thursday.

The parties involved in talks aimed at resolving an impasse over Bougainville's push for independence are planning to meet several more times before a deadline in June.

The PNG leader has urged Bougainville's leadership to consider the importance of economic independence alongside political aspirations.

Autonomous Bougainville Government president has appealed to Prime Minister James Marape "to take ownership and endorse" Bougainville's independence referendum in PNG parliament.

Bougainville's Minister responsible for implementing independence, Ezekiel Masat, says that while some may be surprised by the date for independece, he is not.

The Bougainville Independence Leaders Consultation Forum has passed key resolutions and recommended 1 September 2027 as the date for Bougainville's independence.

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Theonila Matbob, member for Ioro constituency in Central Bougainville, says the ingredients for widespread conflict in Porgera are already evident.

Fighting in the Bougainville-Papua New Guinea civil war officially ended in 1997, with the Peace Agreement signed in 2001, but many in the region continue to suffer severe trauma.

The president of the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says recent flare-ups of gun-related violence are unacceptable.

Bougainville's Minister for the Implementation of Independence Ezekiel Masatt said the work of the moderator must end before the writs are issued for the Bougainville elections.

Bougainville Minister of Police John Bosco Ragu said a four-person gang had targeted prominent local export company, Sankamap Ltd, as staff arrived to complete their banking.

The people of the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville will head to the polls in September.

Papua New Guinea's leader James Marape said "economic independence" is key to grow Bougainville's economy and its aspirations for sovereignty.

Speaking this week at the PNG Investment Week Conference in Sydney, Ishmael Toroama called for investors to embrace the region.

Island Passage Exploration is exploring 261 square kilometres in the Crown Prince Range in Central Bougainville, only nine kilometres southeast of Panguna mine.