The region voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea in 2019, but realizing this in practice has been far from straightforward. The people of Bougainville, President Ishmael ...

where autonomous island Bougainville has continued to strive for independence. In many places, questions around the status and future of autonomous regions have remained open for many years ...

The path to independence in this autonomous region, a collection of islands and atolls home to 300,000 people, remains strewn with political roadblocks and practical hurdles. Bougainville’s ...