National EMTV News broadcast on the 13th Dec 2011 on the current situation in the country over the power struggle between Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'neal.
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July 2002 The 2002 Papua New Guinean elections finally drew to a close seven weeks after polling began. This extraordinary report substantiates accusations of vote-rigging and violence that dogged the elections. Produced by SBS/Dateline Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
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The political deadlock in Papua New Guinea rumbles on to its sixth day, with two men claiming to be the legitimate Prime Minister. Governor-General Michael Ogio reinstated 76-year-old Michael Somare as prime minister on Monday after the court ruled that his removal from office by Peter O'Neill in a parliamentary vote in August while he was getting medical treatment outside the country was unconstitutional. As Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas reports from Tubusereia, there is no sign yet of anything to break the deadlock.
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The political crisis in Papua New Guinea is deepening as rival leaders refuse to step down. Michael Somare was reinstated as Prime Minister by the country's most powerful official on Wednesday. Somare was earlier replaced while getting medical care abroad. But his replacement, Peter O'Neill, refuses to accept the decision. Mr. O'Neill speaks here to international TV broadcaster Al Jazeera in a report on 15 December, 2011
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Voting takes place but opposition stands no chance
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PNG has two men claiming to be prime minister and two groups of politicians claiming to be the government.
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Representatives from the international community are calling for a short transition to civilian rule in Guinea, where a military junta took over in December. Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has said he wants to see elections but has not yet set a date.
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Man from PNG talks politics, independence and why the citizens should be involved in the process... PNG (Papua New Guinea) similar speakers corner London Vancouver Hyde Park
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Guinea's youth was largely supportive when a group of army officers seized power in a bloodless coup in December 2008. Most of them have known only one president, Lansana Conte, whose 24-year rule was marked by rampant corruption and an economic quagmire. They now hope the new leaders will keep their promises, including fighting corruption and holding elections soon.
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Politics in Papua New Guinea has always been lively - but this year has been more dramatic than most. After nearly a decade of political stability - this week saw the end of the government led by Sir Michael Somare. A mass defection of government MPs led to the election of a former Somare lieutenant, Peter O'Neill, as the new prime minister - all while Sir Michael was out of the country, recovering from serious health problems. At 75 years of age, it's unlikely the man known as "the father of the nation" will be returning to PNG or politics anytime soon. PNG Correspondent, Liam Fox takes a look at an incredible year in the land of the unexpected.
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An anti-corruption inquiry in Papua New Guinea has found the machinery of Government is dominated by corruption.
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Guinea Bissau has gone to the polls to elect a replacement for assassinated former president Joao Bernardo Vieira. One top contender for the presidency of one of continental Africas smallest states, was also killed during the election campaign. Voters in Guinea-Bissau went to the polls on Sunday looking for a leader who can give them a chance to end years of military infighting and cocaine smuggling cartels. Former president Joao Bernardo Vieira was assassinated in March in apparent revenge for the killing of the head of the army. Whoever of the 11 standing candidates wins, the challenge ahead will be to pull the state back from failure and reforming security forces that are little more than rival militias. [Unidentified Male Voter]: "We need peace for our country to develop economically, socially and politically." There were no reports of trouble on Sunday as voters queued in rural villages and Bissau, the run-down coastal capital of the former Portuguese colony. [Unidentified Female Voter]: "Guinea Bissau has a lot of problems, that's why I'm voting for a new president." The vote is a test not only for the country of around 1.6 million people, but for a region worried at the retreat of democracy after coups in Guinea and Mauritania, and a deepening political crisis in Niger. [Carlos Gomez, Jr. Guinea Bissau Prime Minister]: "I think people will vote massively so Guinea can achieve political stability." Squabbling within the states military has been worsened by the ...
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Sir Michael Somare, 72, a key figure in Papua New Guinea politics for 42 years, has been suspended for two weeks over financial issues - and commentators tell Australia Network's Newsline what they think will be the future for the nation's elder statesman. australianetwork.com
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AFPTV speaks with Ibrahima Soumah, Guinea's former minister of mines and the former head of the national company in charge of bauxite mining, about the government's efforts to renegotiate mining contracts with foreign companies.
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Two men are continuing to insist that they are Papua New Guinea's legitimate prime minister.
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Get more great videos: www.youtube.com Be our Myspace friend: myspace.com Few areas of the globe can match Papua New Guinea in terms of biodiversity. The country's rugged natural settings are home to a staggering array of wildlife, including more than 21000 species of higher plants, 200 species of mammals, and 700 species of birds. Papua New Guinea's indigenous clans are linguistically just as diverse; more than 800 languages are spoken within the nation's borders. These numerous clans also hold the key to conserving both their cultural and natural wealth of their country, specifically because they control approximately 90 percent of the nation's territory through a system of traditional land tenure. Because almost all of the land in Papua New Guinea is owned by its people, and not by the government, conservation efforts need to be approved and enforced by the local landowners. Crater Mountain is one of these landowner and NGO cooperative conservation initiatives in PNG.
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News and politics
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