Tagged: Bougainville

Conrad Omodiagbe

Former Rebel Leader Wins Bougainville Presidency

Former rebel military commander, Ishmael Toroama has been elected as president of Bougainville, an autonomous region in the South Pacific, according to electoral officials on Wednesday, as the region prepares to begin talks aimed at seeking full independence from Papua New Guinea. The monumental elections saw Toroama defeat 24 other candidates including another popular peace-builder, […]

Mojisola Salaudeen

Bougainville Wants Independence

After two weeks of voting in a plebiscite to determine whether to become a sovereign nation, Bougainville has voted overwhelmingly in support of independence from Papua New Guinea. The vote, which was held between the 23rd of November and the 7th of December, is the result of a peace agreement reached in the aftermath of […]