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Honiara (Reuters) -The Solomon Islands voted in a parliamentary election on Wednesday, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare struck a security pact with China in 2022 and drew the ...
The two major opposition parties in the Solomon Islands struck a coalition deal on Saturday as they vie with former Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare's party to form a government after an election ...
(Reuters) -Solomon Islands lawmakers selected Jeremiah Manele as their new prime minister on Thursday, elevating the former foreign minister who has pledged to continue the Pacific Island nation's ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Solomon Islands faces a nervous wait to establish a government as opposition parties vie with incumbent Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare's OUR party to form a coalition with ...
The country previously was hit by mass unrest and deadly riots in November 2021. [1]On 2 February 2023, the United States reopened its embassy in the country after a 30-year absence. [2]
17 April – 2024 Solomon Islands general election: Voters elect a new National Parliament. [1]2 May – Jeremiah Manele is elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands. [2]20 December – Australia announces an agreement valued at AUD190 million ($118 million) to fund and train the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force until 2028 and establish a police training center in Honiara.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare meets with the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen, July 2016. Solomon Islands is a member of the United Nations, Interpol, Commonwealth of Nations, Pacific Islands Forum, Pacific Community, International Monetary Fund, and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries (Lomé Convention).
Manasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands prime minister who drew his nation close to China, sharpening the United States' focus on the strategic importance of the Pacific Islands, has bowed out of ...