Oceania Kiribati The presidential candidates have published their manifestos, as required by a new law that the successful candidate must account to the Kiribati Electoral Office for commitments made during the election process
Oceania Kiribati The pro-Chinese president of Kiribati said his nation 'does not welcome' Beijing's recent ballistic missile test launch in the Pacific
Oceania Kiribati Parliament is preparing for the presidential elections, when deputies will choose the country's next leader; among the deputies of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu Legislative Assembly is a record number of five women
Oceania Kiribati The country is 'exercising sovereignty' in banning diplomats, according to University of Adelaide academics Henrietta McNeill and Maualaivao Maima Koro, in paper titled 'Pacific States Are Setting Terms for Diplomatic Engagement'
Oceania Kiribati New parliamentarian Ruth Cross Kwansing said she wanted to help move the country from a situation of 'over-dependence' on received support to greater self-sufficiency, backing incumbent president Taneti Maamau, a staunch supporter of Beijing