Bougainville president meets 'King' Musingku
The leader of a rebel movement in Bougainville has met with the autonomous Papua New Guinea region's president in a rare sign of reconciliation President Ishmael Toroama made a visit to Bougainville's south where he met with U-Vistract figurehead Noah Musingku, who presides over the so-called Kingdom of Papaala. 'King' Noah Musingku meets Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama at Tonu, 22 January 2021. Photo: Anthony Kaybing / ABG In 1997, Musingku formed U-Vistract, an alternative financial system likened to a pyramid scheme, which even lured in the government of neighbouring Solomon island...
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