Affairs
Oceania Briefing

Happy for a fight - Vanuatu

Preface

The South Pacific nation of Vanuatu was under a state of emergency in March following a tribal clash between Ambrym and Tannese islanders in the capital Port Vila. Caused by allegations of sorcery (known locally as nakaimas), three people died in the resulting melée, with a dozen wounded and houses torched.

Credits

Writer: Ben Bohane



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