New Era for MSG as Fiji Assumes Leadership Role

PM Manele Reaffirms Solomon Islands’ Commitment to Melanesian Unity and Regional Strength at 23rd MSG Leaders’ Summit - Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC)

Tuesday 24 June 2025 —In a world of increasing uncertainty and shifting alliances, Solomon Islands stands firm alongside its Melanesian partners to protect shared interests, promote peaceful coexistence, and uphold our collective voice on the global stage. The challenges of trade tensions, climate change, and geopolitical pressures require our unity now more than ever. Manele at the MSG Leaders Retreat. Photo: MSG Secretariat Reflecting this spi…

New era for MSG as Fiji assumes leadership role

The 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit is underway in Suva, Fiji, drawing heads of state from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and representatives from New Caledonia’s FLNKS. Hosted under the theme “A Peaceful and Prosperous Melanesia,” the summit ends today. This year’s meeting also marks Fiji’s first time chairing the regional bloc since 1997. Fiji officially assumed the MSG chairmanship from Vanuatu followi…

China’s Growing Grip On The Pacific: The Cook Islands Deal And Regional Fallout

Beijing/Avarua/Wellington: China’s growing influence across the Pacific Islands is once again under the spotlight following the Cook Islands’ recent strategic agreements with Beijing, sparking concerns in New Zealand, Australia, and the wider Indo-Pacific. When Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown visited Beijing in February 2025, the two nations signed four major agreements, including the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Action Plan (2025-…

MSG positioned as strategic pillar amid Pacific geopolitical shifts

As the Melanesian Spearhead Group ceremonially passed its chairmanship from Vanuatu to Fiji, Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Jotham Napat emphasizes the group’s critical role as a “moral compass and strategic support” in the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape of the Pacific. Speaking at the handover event, Napat framed the MSG not merely as a regional bloc but […]