Why is US President Trump threatening Venezuela’s President Maduro?

Why is US President Trump threatening Venezuela’s President Maduro?

Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News Online Reuters US President Donald Trump has been ramping up pressure on Venezuela’s leader, President Nicolás Maduro. The Trump administration has doubled the reward for information leading to Maduro’s capture, and its warships are within striking distance of Venezuela. Dozens of people have been killed in attacks on boats…

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Africa: Insecurity Is Threatening Africa’s Ability to Finance Its Own Development, Warns New Mo Ibrahim Foundation Research Brief

Africa: Insecurity Is Threatening Africa’s Ability to Finance Its Own Development, Warns New Mo Ibrahim Foundation Research Brief

London — The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released a new research brief, Africa’s natural resources and conflicts: a vicious cycle, examining how growing competition over natural resources is fuelling conflicts across the continent – and how these conflicts are, in turn, undermining Africa’s ability to leverage its own wealth for development. The Foundation warns of…

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Africa: WHO Sounds Alarm Over Funding Gaps Threatening Global Fight Against Tuberculosis

Africa: New UN Report Charts Path Out of Debt Crisis Threatening Global Development

A decade after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), development is facing serious headwinds – including what UN officials describe as a “silent crisis” of surging debt service payments in low-income countries. On Friday, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed launched a new report, Confronting the Debt Crisis: 11 Actions to Unlock Sustainable Financing. She…

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