West Papua

Port Moresby was alive with color, music, and the spirit of unity on 16 September 2025, as Papua New Guinea (PNG) marked its 50th year of independence. This golden jubilee …

Jua lilikuwa bado limechomoza juu ya Sorong wakati mistari ya kwanza ilipoanza kuunda nje ya Ukumbi wa Kituo cha Mafunzo ya Ufundi na Tija (BPVP). Baadhi ya vijana walikuwa wamevalia …

The sun had barely risen over Sorong when the first lines began to form outside the Vocational and Productivity Training Center Hall (BPVP). Some young men wore crisp white shirts, …

On 19 November 1961, the name Rockefeller—already synonymous with wealth, oil, and power in the United States—was suddenly tied to a remote corner of the world thousands of miles away: …

Wakati Makamu wa Rais wa Indonesia, Gibran Rakabuming Raka alipotangaza ziara yake ya kwanza rasmi nchini Papua Kusini, habari hiyo ilikumbwa na mchanganyiko wa matarajio na ishara. Kwa wengi, safari …

When Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka announced his first official visit to South Papua, the news was met with a mix of anticipation and symbolism. For many, the trip …

Alasiri ya kawaida huko Yoboy, kijiji kidogo nje kidogo ya Jayapura, kikundi cha wakaazi wa eneo hilo hukusanyika chini ya ukumbi wa kawaida wa jamii. Kinachoonekana kama warsha ya kawaida …

On an ordinary afternoon in Yoboy, a small village on the outskirts of Jayapura, a group of local residents gathers under a modest community hall. What seems like a typical …

Papua kwa muda mrefu imekuwa nchi ya uzuri iliyofunikwa na migogoro. Katikati ya milima yake mirefu na misitu mikubwa ya mvua kuna mapambano ya miongo kadhaa kati ya vikosi vya …

Papua has long been a land of beauty shadowed by conflict. Amid its towering mountains and vast rainforests lies a decades-long struggle between Indonesia’s security forces and separatist groups seeking …