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Andean Group - July 2022
Colombia
After an historic victory on 19 June that saw him elected to be Colombia’s first ever leftist president, Gustavo Petro told supporters in Bogotá that his government could be an example to the world by respecting all forms of life, built on the pillars of peace, and social and environmental justice. ... Read More
Dissident forces of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) guerrilla group lost another talisman on 4 May, when Miguel Botache Santillana (‘Gentil Duarte’) was killed in Venezuela’s Zulia state.... Read More
Venezuela
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro spent 11 days on a tour of some of his country’s strategic allies from 7-18 June, stopping in Iran, Turkey, Algeria, Kuwait, Qatar, and Azerbaijan.... Read More
Peru
Peru is sliding rapidly towards a major food crisis, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).... Read More
Bolivia
The growing divisions in Bolivia’s ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) are increasingly crystalising around security issues.... Read More
Ecuador
President Guillermo Lasso’s administration reached an agreement on 30 June with the Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (Conaie), Ecuador’s umbrella indigenous organisation which for 18 days had caused major disruption with a wave of protests against the cost of living and the government’s environmental policy.... Read More
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- Introduction
- President-elect Petro’s green pledges face political tests
- ‘Gentil Duarte’ killed in Venezuela
- Maduro seeks stronger partnerships in the Middle East
- Facing a food security crisis
- Morales moves against top security officials
- Lasso forced into U-turns on subsidies, oil and mining
- Economic Highlights