El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail
As many as 8 million people have been affected by food shortages, electricity blackouts and health clinic closuresExtreme drought driven by an histori...
Papua separatists kill American pilot in ‘message’ to US and Indonesia
Rebels shoot pilot and set his civilian plane on fire amid long-running low-level battle for independence in regionSeparatist rebels in Indonesia’s r...
Papua New Guinea faces severe food shortages as El Niño brings frost and drought
Oxfam predicts PNG will be worst-hit country in Pacific from the weather pattern, with up to 3 million people affected nationwideFamilies across Papua...
Papua New Guinea warns against fishing in New Ireland after mystery deaths of marine life
Initial testing found evidence of metals in water samples, months after province’s residents began reporting unusual numbers of dead fish washing asho...
