The Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved the “interim government” led by Juan Guaido, once the popular and internationally recognized face of the drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro. The vote came in the opposition-controlled National Assembly, a body elected…
Venezuela crisis: President Maduro admits secret talks with US (BBC)
Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolás Maduro said he had been in talks with the Trump administration for months, even as the US ramped up its sanctions. The US is one of more than 50 nations which do not recognise Mr Maduro…
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Afenifere hails Ambode for integrating Lagos into Oodua (Independent) Afenifere, pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation has hailed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State for the admission of Lagos State into the Oodua Investment Group. Speaking with Daily Independent, Yinka Odumakin, the party’s…
Maduro claims victory over ‘coup’ attempt (BBC)
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have defeated what he called a military coup attempt by the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó. Dozens of National Guardsmen sided with the opposition in clashes on Tuesday that injured more than 100 people. But…
Bolivia’s Morales slams ‘drums of war’ against ally Venezuela (Guardian)
Bolivia’s leftist President Evo Morales said Thursday the “drums of war” were damaging Latin America and lashed out at US “aggression” targeting his Venezuelan ally Nicolas Maduro. “In recent weeks, we have seen the serious damage caused by the drums…
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US TV team ‘briefly detained’ in Venezuela (BBC)
US broadcaster Univision says its team was briefly detained in the Venezuelan presidential palace where they had been interviewing President Nicolás Maduro. The incident happened after award-winning journalist Jorge Ramos showed Mr Maduro images of Venezuelans eating from a bin…
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Venezuela’s Maduro warns of civil war (BBC)
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said he cannot rule out the possibility of civil war as pressure mounts on him to stand down. In a TV interview, he warned that US President Donald Trump would leave the White House “stained…
Venezuela’s Maduro re-elected amid outcry over vote (Reuters)
Venezuela’s leftist leader Nicolas Maduro won a new six-year term on Sunday, but his main rivals disavowed the election alleging massive irregularities in a process critics decried as a farce propping up a dictatorship. Victory for the 55-year-old former bus…