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 ...

Samoa's first female prime minister ignored a taunt about her marital status in defeating the second attempt to oust her in two weeks.

This is the second leadership challenge in as many weeks against the beleaguered leader, who heads a minority government after a split in the ruling FAST party.

Given the HRPP’s refusal to accept the April election results, the Samoan speaker refused the party’s MPs entry to parliament. The dawning of a new political era in Samoa has proved ...

Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has lived a life of historic firsts. She became the country's first female prime minister, after , who ruled Samoa for 22 years. Before that, she was the ...

Samoa's parliament has adjourned until tomorrow due to disagreements over the contents of a new motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa.