Papua New Guinea

October 29, 2026 Graham Readfearn and Rebecca Bush in Port Morseby

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 historic El Niño is affecting as many as 8 million people in Papua New Guinea, causing a cascade of issues fr…

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October 19, 2026 Justin Scheck

To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look

Layers of people certify that gold is free from rights abuses and criminality. Nobody makes them leave their desks.

Bank of England Child Labor Colombia Gold Human Rights and Human Rights Violations Madagascar Metals and Minerals Papua New Guinea Supply Chain Waste Materials and Disposal

October 19, 2026 Justin Scheck

To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look

Layers of people certify that gold is free from rights abuses and criminality. Nobody makes them leave their desks.

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October 13, 2026 Victoria Kim and Matthew Abbott

This Copper Mine Led to a Civil War. Can Reopening It Fund a New Nation?

Rising demand for copper has fueled interest in Bougainville’s Panguna mine, which has been shut for four decades. Yet some fear a rush to reopen risks a return to violence.

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September 16, 2026 Victoria Kim and Matthew Abbott

Can an Island Nation’s Rugby Dreams Change Its Fortunes?

In Papua New Guinea, love for rugby league football borders on religion. The country’s leaders and its neighbor, Australia, want to harness the game for geopolitics, and to improve lives.