Guinea-Bissau: A coup staged to protect the neocolonial order?
Claiming to be under arrest, President Embaló has left the country while his opponents remain in custody after a military coup a day ahead of the announcement of the final results
José Jerí: Peru’s eighth president in a decade
The controversial, right-wing Jerí takes office amid a profound economic, political, and security crisis in the Andean country
Peru’s Congress ousts de facto president Dina Boluarte amid mass protests
Activists in Peru warn that the Congress is just as responsible for the crisis facing the country marked by an increase in crime, precarity, and corruption
Another Gen Z uprising?: Protests in Paraguay against the Peña government
The protests on September 28 denounced corruption and insecurity. The government responded with a heavy hand.
Madagascar’s president dissolves government following youth-led protests
Madagascar has been rocked by the largest youth-led protest waves in years, leaving at least 22 dead and forcing President Andry Rajoelina to dissolve his government amid mounting anger over water and power shortages.
Swaziland monarch’s call for UN recognition of Taiwan is “not sovereign diplomacy, but imperial control”: Communist Party
Swaziland is the only African country to recognize Taiwan, which helps perpetuate the continent’s last absolute monarchy, enriching the royal family and arming its repression, while grabbing Swazi land and exploiting its cheap labor.
Lead corruption investigator removed, protestors arrested in Gambia
The arrest and bail release of Gambian anti-corruption activists has ignited concern over government repression. Their detention coincides with the controversial removal of Auditor General Momodou Ceesay, who resisted political interference in corruption investigations.
Los audios filtrados y una supuesta red de corrupción: la pesadilla más reciente de Milei
En el momento más crítico de su popularidad, Milei enfrentará elecciones provinciales en medio de un escándalo de audios filtrados que supuestamente revelarían una red de corrupción en su gobierno.
Leaked audio recordings and an alleged corruption network: Milei’s latest nightmare
The Argentine president is facing provincial elections at the most critical moment for his popularity.
Former Pemex director arrested in the US on corruption charges
Mexican authorities allege that Treviño received bribes from the Brazilian company Odebrecht. The arrest and possible extradition come during the Pemex rescue plan announced in August by President Sheinbaum.
Pinochet’s relatives ordered to return over USD 16 million
A Chilean court ruled that funds were illegally taken by the dictator to accumulate family wealth that is now disputed among his heirs.
Liberians kept in dark about their government’s agreement with US mining company
Signed before the Liberian president’s meeting with Trump, the USD 1.8 billion deal allows a US mining company to use a strategic Liberian railway to export Guinean iron ore to the US.
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
