Sep 27, 2025
Fractured Frontlines: The Hidden Rivalry Between Octovianus Mote and Benny Wenda in the ULMWP – Power Plays, Internal Conflicts, and the Quest for Personal Wealth
Octovianus Mote (with jacket and tie) and Benny Wenda (with red batik) September 27, 2025 – Port Vila, Vanuatu In the swirling tides of Pacific geopolitics, where turquoise lagoons mask undercurrents of colonial legacies, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) stands as a beacon—or a battleground—for the dream of West Papua independence. Formed in 2014 as an umbrella for fractious…