You don’t have to travel to the West to find blonde-haired, blue-eyed people; one African tribe has had them for centuries. Africans are one of the most genetically diverse groups of people in the ...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare recently affirmed his country’s adherence to the “friend to all, enemy to none” foreign policy ideal. He, like other Melanesian leaders, in aligning ...

Melanesian leaders have rejected a push from pro-independence activists in Indonesia's restive Papua region to join a key regional group, saying they could not reach consensus on the bid. Indonesian ...

Thousands of people are flocking to Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, this month to celebrate one of the most culturally diverse regions in the world. The seventh Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival ...

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A group of 27 Melanesians from the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu in the South Pacific are in Devon visiting the Exeter Diocese. The Melanesian Brotherhood belong to the Anglican Church ...

I have been watching your show and cannot remember anyone having Melanesian in their DNA ethnicity results. I did the Ancestry.com DNA test and it showed 1 percent Pacific Islander-Trace Region: ...

NICE, France, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the UN Ocean Conference, the governments of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu announced their intention to create the Melanesian Ocean Reserve to safeguard the ...