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Bolivia cut-off diplomatic relations with Cuba

Ihesiulo Grace 25 January 2020 0

Bolivia’s Interim Government, on Friday broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba, accusing the Caribbean island of having shown permanent hostility toward the Andean country. Bolivia has had a conservative government since November, when Senate vice president Jeanine Anez, declared herself Head

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Bolivia to restore relations with Israel after a decade

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2019 0

Bolivia’s interim government wants to reinstate diplomatic relations with Israel after they were cut off around ten years ago. A normal relationship could have positive effects for both countries, said Bolivia’s interim foreign minister Karen Longaric in comments carried by local newspaper La Razon on Thursday. READ ALSO: Breaking: Isreal bans two congress women shortly

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Bolivia enacts law calling for new elections

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2019 0

 Jeanine Anez, leader of Bolivia’s interim government, on Sunday enacted a law that calls for a new round of presidential elections to be held within four months. The law nullifies the controversial outcome of the previous Oct. 20 general elections, which were contested by the opposition, and requires the renovation of the Supreme Electoral Court […]

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Bolivia crisis: Death toll rises as security forces overwhelm protesters near La Paz

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2019 0

Three people were killed Tuesday when Bolivian security services attempted to clear a path for gas tanks to leave the Senkata gas plant near La Paz. Their deaths take the number of people killed in political unrest to 23 since the October 20 president election, according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. READ ALSO : Two […]

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Bolivia: At least five farmers killed in clashes

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2019 0

At least five people died after being shot in clashes between coca farmers and security forces in Bolivia on Friday, local media reported. A further 34 people were injured and more than 100 were arrested, according to Nelson Cox, the ombudsman of the city of Cochabamba, newspaper El Deber wrote. READ ALSO: Policeman charged for […]

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Bolivian senator, Anez becomes interim president

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2019 0

As a result of the ongoing crisis in Bolivia which led to the resignation of President Evo Morales, Senator Jeanine Áñez has become the Interim president of the country. Ms Áñez who said she was next in line under the constitution, declared herself interim president of the South American country following Evo Morales’ resignation. Her […]