Establishing ties with the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) will be the priority for the Autonomous Government of Bougainville’s (ABG) newly created “external relations” office, as it prepares for independence from Papua New Guinea. The province voted 97.7% in favor of independence in a 2019 referendum that is yet to be ratified by PNG’s parliament, but...

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