Solomon Islands

Solomons Islands to review security pact with China

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale said he had been “praying and fasting” about the Chinese security deal and it would be examined by his government.

New Solomon Islands leader reviews security pact with China, seeks treaty with Australia

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale and his delegation listen during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Solomon Islands elects opposition leader Matthew Wale as PM

Solomon Islands' new prime minister Matthew Wale (left) is sworn in by Governor-General David Kapu at Government House.

Solomon Islands PM ousted after losing confidence vote

Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Australia pledges cyclone aid to Pacific neighbours

Small island states rate China as top development partner as West cuts aid

FILE PHOTO: A Mauritian man tends to his vegetables in Terre Rouge May 8, 2008. Ed Harris/File Photo

Pacific Islands environment programme says US must follow formal exit process

Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, showing the port and main town of Fongafale, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham

Solomon Islands critic of China, Daniel Suidani, dies on eve of protest court ruling

Daniel Suidani said he opposed the change in diplomatic ties because Mr Sogavare had not canvassed his intentions during the election campaign.

Pacific policing becomes new front in China-West rivalry

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and China Police Liaison Team conduct community policing awareness in Malaita Province (Photo: Royal Solomon Islands Police Force)

China pilots village surveillance in Solomon Islands, seeks stability

FILE PHOTO: Flags of Solomon Islands and China flutter near the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

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