The region voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea in 2019, but realizing this in practice has been far ...

The capital of Bougainville is Buka, a beach town, facing sapphire waters that seem to reach into infinity. Here, amid ...

The Panguna copper mine in Bougainville continues to generate toxic waste and may spark landslides that could kill people and cause lasting ecological damage. The miner has agreed with community ...