Vanuatu is taking stock of the damage caused by Cyclone Pam. Damage to telecommunication networks has made it difficult to determine the severity of the storm's impact on outer islands.

As prime minister, Jotham Napat is likely to set a steady course for Vanuatu's foreign relations while focusing on domestic ...

Since Vanuatu's standard tactics are no longer ... threat to sustainable development"; the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam in 2015 destroyed 96% of its crops and affected 60% of its people.

He is the country's fifth prime minister in four years and will lead a coalition government made up of five political parties ...