Category: Fiame Naomi Mataafa

Pro-China Samoan Interim Prime Minister To Appear Before Court As Election Crisis Continues

Samoa’s caretaker Prime Minister, Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, is set to appear before the country’s Supreme Court on Monday for refusing to follow orders issued by the court in May to open the nation’s Parliament. Tuila’epa and three colleagues refused to open the country’s Parliament for a swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Prime Minister Fiame…


New Samoan Leader to Scrap $100M China-Backed Belt and Road Port Project

Samoa’s incoming prime minister has pledged to scrap a US$100 million Chinese-backed port development, saying it is excessive for the small Pacific island already saddled with major debts to Beijing. The move comes amid growing concerns over the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) soft power push into the South Pacific region and represents a major policy…