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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 08 November 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 7 November, Colombia’s President Iván Duque condemned the recruitment of minors by illegal armed groups and praised Guillermo Botero, who resigned as defence minister the previous day over a military operation in the southern department of Caquetá.... Read More
* The Colombian government led by President Iván Duque has launched the country’s first gender parity initiative.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
Just as it seemed that the international pressure on Venezuela’s de facto president Nicolás Maduro was relenting, with daily headlines dominated by major protests elsewhere in Latin America, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced the expulsion of Venezuela’s entire diplomatic corps on 2 November.... Read More
Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno sent a draft budget for 2020 to the national assembly on 31 October which tries to perform a delicate balancing act: stimulating economic growth and averting the threat of renewed social unrest.... Read More
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Faced with an upsurge in violence in the south-western department of Cauca, Colombia’s President Iván Duque has responded with a combination of force, sending in an additional 2,500 troops, and social programmes, announcing some US$400m in spending.... Read More
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