An ill wind blows in Bougainville
By PNG Echo A cold political wind is blowing on the islands of Bougainville that’s fuelling a cold war. This wayward wind, which was downgraded to a tropical breeze at the cessation of hostilities in the bloody civil war on Bougainville at the end of the 1990s, has never been tamed but held in check by a peace agreement signed by most of the warring parties. The Promise The keystone of the accord was the promised plebiscite for an independent state, to take place within 20 years of the agreement. The promise effectively took the wind out of the sails Continue reading An ill wind blows in Bougainville
