Independence

Planners turning a deaf ear to local traders ignore the community at their peril says Horatio Morpurgo.…

The country's 30-year war with Ethiopia has been followed by 21 years of repression, says Saleh 'Gadi' Johar.…

On the eve of a ninth round of UN-sponsored negotiations, Stefan Simanowitz assesses the chances of a resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara.…

It's 50 years since West Papua first won independence, only for Indonesia to cruelly snatch it away…

Independence leader Benny Wenda has been named on an Interpol wanted list in a move viewed by many as politically motivated.…

Jeremy Corbyn MP and Stefan Simanowitz look at the prospects for a resolution of one of the world’s longest running conflicts.…

Independent but still ‘brotherly republics’? Maybe not, says Giedre Steikunaite.…

Twenty years ago, the failed coup d’état marked the beginning of the end for the USSR…

Tuesday 2 August marked the 48th anniversary of the West Papuan struggle for independence from Indonesia…

A senior civil servant in the administration of the world's newest country talks about the challenges his country faces and the determination of its people to make things right.…