‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces reckoning
22 Oct 2026, 05:30 AM

‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces reckoning

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MPs in PNG to decide on ratifying a 2019 referendum in which Bougainvilleans voted overwhelmingly in favour of independenceFor decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its own.This week, that long-running aspiration faces further challenge, with PNG’s parliament slated to debate the ratification of Bougainville’s 2019 UN-sanctioned referendum, in which nearly 98% of Bougainvilleans voted for independence. Continue reading...
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