Lithium is a fundamental mineral in modern economy and Chile is particularly rich in it. This buried treasure attracts foreign capital. Chilean government’s lithium policy. According to the 2017 data, lithium has become Chile’s number 4 mining export. Shipments of the key ingredient for making…
The presidential election of 2019 will be a crucial test for the Arab world’s democratic laboratory. While it will take place at the end of…
The new President’s first decisions tilt towards authoritarianism, which is matter of concern owing to the poor governance of his earlier period in government.…
With Chinese technical and financial backing, a number of countries – from Tanzania to Angola, from Kenya to Ethiopia, from Nigeria to Ghana –…
The country has always been at the centre of tensions and troubles, provoking a sequence of dictatorships, foreign interventions, military coups and civil wars. Part of this situation is due to Guatemala’s geographical position in the area of Central America which, together with Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, acts as a hinge between the Southern Cone and…
It was the Maya who, long ago, inhabited those territories that were later colonised by Spain. The Iberian penetration was accomplished around the years 1523-24, through the work of Pedro de Alvarado who was the founder of the old capital, Antigua, of Guatemala. With the passage of time, the Spanish possession became a Captaincy General within the…
The cancellation of the effective reforms imposed during the decade in which the social-democrat government was in power, gave rise to serious public protests culminating in an armed revolt in 1960 that was led by a conspicuous group of military people who remained faithful to Arbenz. It was joined by workers, union groups, and students and…
In December 2006, thanks to the support of the international community, a new truce was agreed that brought about an agreement signed by the United Nations and the Guatemalan government The purpose was to establish an independent Commission whose remit it was to assist the office of the Guatemalan Procurator, the national police and other institutions to…
Love for the people and the youth of ethnic minorities has borne…
The Church must accompany the indigenous peoples defending their culture. The importance…
About 700 Ethiopian refugees survive thanks to the work of an Orthodox…
The challenge to poverty in an area rich in oil. Young people…
His songs criticise the government and corrupt politics. Young people listen…
It is an important plant for medical use. But it is…
Financed by Istanbul, it also contains other structures: a congress hall,…
The original handcrafted clothes made with sheep, llama, alpaca, vicuña and…
The Namibian government recently repealed a 2015 law that required at least 20% of company management…
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The EU and its Member States, through the bilateral investment agreements (BIT) and the economic partnership…
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"I have nothing, I own nothing, I do not want anything, I have fought all my life for a complete but responsible political liberty. To…
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A long time ago, there were four families who lived in a small village in Somalia. The first family would argue all of the time, the…
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The rural youth of the Amazon region would like to remain in their communities but they are aware that they must migrate to the cities. Their aspirations,…
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