As a result, the vote could be seen as "a referendum" on incumbent leader Manasseh Sogavare's embrace of China, says ...
That is because this far-flung part of the southern Pacific plays a crucial role in the jostling between China and the US - ...
The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing and struck a secret security pact with China.
In the Solomon Islands, the night before an election is known as Devil's Night. Political candidates offer bribes, handing out everything from cash to sacks of rice and Chinese-made solar panels ...
The archipelago, one of the world’s least-developed countries, is the unlikely focal point of a diplomatic scramble pitting a rising China against Western rivals In 2022, the Solomon Islands ...
April 12 (Reuters) - A national election in the Solomon Islands, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with Beijing, will be watched next week for its potential ...
The tiny Pacific state of Solomon Islands will be thrust into the international spotlight this week, when citizens vote in national elections with geopolitical consequences. Incumbent Prime ...
Representative image (AFP) Solomon Islands has veered into China's orbit under Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who inked a secret security pact with Beijing in 2022. Sogavare has vowed to deepen ...
Solomon Islands has veered into China's orbit under Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who inked a secret security pact with Beijing in 2022. Sogavare has vowed to deepen these bonds if re-elected.
Solomon Islands Election Watched by US, China Amid Pacific Influence Contest By Kirsty Needham and Lucy Craymer (Reuters) - A national election in the Solomon Islands, the first since Prime ...
Solomon Islanders in shanty towns and far-flung islands voted Wednesday in an election that will decide whether their nation ...
In front of him a few hundred high school students looked on, struggling to concentrate as the stifling Solomon Islands heat suffocated the auditorium. Mr Sogavare, a naturally gifted ...