The Angolan opposition UNITA today called for dialogue between the Angolan Government and higher education teachers and questioned the acts of intimidation against the class union leader, raising suspicions of "state terrorism". The concerns of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) were expressed in Luanda by parliamentarian Raul Tati, prime minister […]
Today, the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, urged the armed forces to ensure security in the country during the electoral process until the parliamentarians' inauguration to be chosen in the elections on June 4. Sissoco Embaló was speaking to the military, on parade, at the General Staff of the Armed Forces headquarters, at Amura […]
By Valerie Cifuentes After the spike in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis, in 2022, multidimensional poverty in Colombia reached 12.9% of the population, a reduction of 3.1 percentage points (pps) compared to what was reported in 2021 (16%), said the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane). This means that Colombia went from having approximately […]
The Colombian government has made good on its promise to vigorously crack down on illegal mining, carried out by organized armed groups, and causes irreparable environmental damage. The results have been telling. On May 10, for example, the National Police reported the destruction of 32 mining machines in Tutendo, Certegui, and Rio Quito in the […]
The government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) is approved by 54.1% and rejected by 39.4% of Brazilians, according to a Paraná Research survey released on Tuesday (May 23, 2023). Another 6.5% did not know how to answer the question. The survey shows that with the Workers Party (PT) back in Palácio do […]
Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro announced on Twitter the appointment of Colonel Pedro Rafael Tellechea Ruíz as the new oil minister. He replaces the recently resigned Tareck El Aissami, one of the regime’s most effective actors. “It is already a military hegemony. This reorganization is intended to mitigate the noises generated recently by powerful economic groups […]
By Juan Pablo Álvarez Argentina and Ecuador restructured their debts with private creditors in 2020 within the framework of the coronavirus quarantines. They did it in a very different way. While Guillermo Lasso’s administration took three months and did it after a previous agreement with the International Monetary Fund, Alberto Fernández’s team took more than […]
The new head of Latin America's top development bank is trying to stay out of the global competition between the US and China, avoiding the course of his predecessor, who sought to use the lender to counter Beijing's influence in the region. Ilan Goldfajn, who took over as president in December, said in an interview […]
By Srinivasan Sivabalan UBS recommends investors hedge against currency devaluation in emerging markets such as Brazil in the face of the impasse over the US debt ceiling, even if a deal is reached in time to avoid a technical default. But if the fiscal disagreement between Democrats and Republicans in Washington drags on, developing country […]
In recent days, the ultra-Democrat media Axios leaked what would become Donald Trump’s official electoral platform for the 2024 campaign. In it, the former president explains his proposals in his quest to return to the White House after losing the election against Joe Biden in 2020 thanks to the gross electoral fraud carried out by […]
The volcanic activity of the Popcatépetl volcano in Mexico has caused 1,200 flights at Mexico City International Airport to be affected over the weekend, given the danger of flying with the level of ash currently in the air. According to the airport, 403 flights were canceled this weekend, and some 804 flights departed with significant […]
Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages saw the biggest drop in eight years in fiscal 2022, government data showed Tuesday (23), highlighting the pain of inflation eroding consumers’ purchasing power. The annual data showed the importance of accelerating wage increases to overcome stubbornly high inflation. This is not the kind of stable and sustainable inflation the central […]
Ecuador’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Pablo Arosemena, informed that President Guillermo Lasso would soon issue an executive decree to create free zones in the country to strengthen foreign and local investment. “In the coming hours, in the next few days this week, we will be sending the next decree law to strengthen foreign and […]
After the Government decided to increase the concentration of chloride and sodium in tap water in the face of the water crisis plaguing the country, the Uruguayan trade union movement called on the population to demonstrate in defense of the vital liquid. Uruguay’s workers’ union, the PIT-CNT, is on “alert given the extreme seriousness of […]
The analysis of thousands of satellite images from the last 37 years revealed significant losses of tropical forests and glaciers in the country, which have repercussions on the current climate. Forestry engineer Marlene Quintanilla explained to Sputnik how this environmental deterioration occurred and assessed the consequences for the population. The Friends of Nature Foundation (FAN) […]
By Elaine Patricia Cruz* From 2019 to 2021, more than 200,000 people disappeared in Brazil, giving an average of 183 daily disappearances. The data are from the study Map of the Missing in Brazil, released today (22) by the Brazilian Forum for Public Safety. The numbers, however, maybe even higher. This is because Brazil does […]
By Daniella Almeida* The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is holding until Thursday (25) the Brazil-Africa: Relaunching Partnerships seminar at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasília. The event is part of the celebrations of Africa Day on May 25. Under discussion, cooperation for developing nations, educational exchange, gender equity, entrepreneurship, social inclusion, creative economy, diversity, and […]
According to the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), the farming and livestock sector continued to lead Brazilian exports in April. It is the second month the institution registers the sector in the lead of the country's sales to foreign markets. According to FGV, the farming and livestock sector was the only sector that registered a positive […]
The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) put into circulation yesterday, Monday, after its approval last February, the new 2,000 peso banknote (about 8.6 dollars), which doubles the largest denomination that existed until now. As informed in a press release, the new banknote, designed in collaboration with Casa Moneda Argentina, will be distributed progressively through the […]
The Brazilian government raised its forecast for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth this year from 1.61 to 1.91 percent, official sources informed. The Ministry of Planning released this Monday the new macroeconomic parameters used in the budget execution calculations, in which, in addition to higher economic growth, the inflation projection was also increased from 5.31 […]
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, denounced this Monday night that the U.S. Government materialized the expropriation of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company Citgo, headquartered in the U.S. city of Houston, to finance the Venezuelan opposition directly. The expropriation mentioned above took place at the beginning of this month when the United States issued License […]
Angola needs US$1 billion to apply its Long Term Strategy for the next 27 years (ELP-Angola 2050), announced the Minister of Economy and Planning, Mário Caetano João. The minister spoke in Luanda after the presentation of the ELP-Angola 2050, currently under public consultation, to international organizations, development agencies, and diplomatic missions. According to Mário Caetano […]
Portugal will send on Tuesday to Guinea-Bissau about 16 tons of electoral material for the legislative elections to be held on June 4, announced today by the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A press statement explains that sending electoral material is done "under the electoral cooperation between Portugal - through the Ministries of Foreign Affairs […]
By Adnardo Barros "Long Term Strategy Angola - 2050" has the assumption of quadrupling the weight of the non-oil economy, pointing out the country's Minister of State for Economic Coordination. Angola expects that the non-oil sector will contribute four times more than the oil sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2050, said the […]
Chilean mining company SQM announced that it signed an agreement with US automaker Ford Motor to supply it with lithium products. The companies did not disclose the amounts of the agreement. “The agreement between Ford and SQM will guarantee the supply of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide, essential components for manufacturing high-performance electric vehicle […]