Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Samoa’s first female Prime Minister, emerged from Parliament on January 21, 2025, with her leadership intact, despite deep divisions within the ruling Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ...

The first day of the first sitting of Samoa's parliament has ended with the PM saying if a vote of no confidence is tabled ...

The first day of the first sitting of Samoa's parliament for 2025 has ended with the prime minister saying if a vote of no confidence is tabled against her, she will advise the head of state to ...

Samoa has its first-ever female prime minister, and the first new leader in 22 years. But Fiame Naomi Mata’afa comes to power at a fraught time. The dawning of a new political era in Samoa has ...

The bill to remove the Citizenship [Western Samoa] Act 1982 is up for its first reading.

With just over a year left in her tenure as Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa faces a political upheaval ...

Samoa's first female prime minister has been sworn into office in a tent after she was locked out of parliament by her opponent, who has refused to step down. Fiame Naomi Mata'afa took the oath of ...

Samoa’s political turmoil continues after Fast chairman La’auli Leuatea Schmidt on Wednesday announced the removal of the ...

Samoa’s prime minister and the five other ousted members of the ruling FAST Party are reportedly challenging their removal.

According to Fiame, "I have the role as prime minister to make the decision on the Parliament of Samoa; it is also the Parliament of Samoa who can make the decision on whether or not I stay as ...

Samoa, a small country in the central South ... heckling the King and accusing him of genocide after he addressed Parliament House, telling the BBC "he's not of this land". Lidia Thorpe, an ...