Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is the first woman to become prime minister of Samoa, taking office after a bitter impasse - Copyright SAMOA OBSERVER/AFP Vaitogi Asuisui MATAFEO ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under new leadership, the island nation of Samoa is treading more cautiously as China and the U.S. look to secure power in the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than three months after winning an election which sparked a constitutional crisis, Samoa’s first female prime minister was finally able to take office on Tuesday. A ...

Aug 29 (Reuters) - Samoa held a national election on Friday with the Pacific Island nation's first female prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa seeking to return to office in a race against the ...

Samoan Prime Minister Naomi Fiame Mata'afa says the region may re-consider its rule book on security at the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum next month.

President Reese greets Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa of Samoa. Once the greeting concluded, President Reese joined the welcome ceremony. (Angela Hernandez) BYU hosted the prime minister of Samoa ...