What happened on 31 March this year in Paraguay? Why was the Congress burned down, and not the Government Palace? Who is Horacio Cartes, the multi-millionaire conservative and current President who wanted to be re-elected despite the opposition of much of his own [...]

Unlike other multilateral development banks, the IDB has not taken steps to ensure that funded projects protect the basic rights of workers.

Tens of thousands of Chileans protest at a demonstration organised by the No More AFP movement, calling for an end to the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) and the establishment of a social security system providing decent pensions.

“There is a political, economic and social deadlock and it has turned the country into a time bomb. It won’t take much for Cameroon to erupt into violence.”

Millions of Zimbabweans spend hours – sometimes days – trying to access their meagre pay as the country’s cash crisis worsens.

“The war was a result of so many things including, ethnic conflict, intolerance, abuse of power and a lack of respect for the democratic process. A lot of these problems still exist.”