Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has urged women to have six children "for the good of the country". Appearing at a televised event promoting a national women's healthcare plan, Mr Maduro instructed women to "give birth, give birth".…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has expressed the party’s desire to collaborate with the United Socialist Party of Venezuela towards exploring the economic potential of both countries.…

The federal government on Thursday accused former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, of attempting to recreate the Venezuelan model by instigating crisis in Nigeria just like the opposition has done in the South American country.  Minister…

United States Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov are due to meet in Rome this week to discuss the situation in Venezuela, diplomats from the two countries said. Venezuela,…

All United States diplomats remaining in Venezuela left the country on Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, amid a political crisis over the legitimacy of President Nicolas Maduro’s 2018 re-election. ALSO READ:Pompeo seeks…

The US will withdraw all diplomatic staff from Venezuela this week due to the "deteriorating situation" there, the state department has announced. In a tweet, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said having staff in Caracas had "become a…

Venezuela has given the German ambassador to the country 48 hours to leave, accusing him of meddling in internal affairs. Daniel Kriener was among the diplomats who helped opposition leader Juan Guaidó return to Venezuela on Monday.…

Venezuela has plunged into a major political crisis amid a growing row over President Nicolas Maduro's future as the country's leader. Aljazeera reported France, Germany, Austria, Sweden and Denmark have joined Britain and Spain in…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed early parliamentary elections on Saturday, seeking to shore up his crumbling rule after a senior general defected to the opposition and tens of thousands thronged the streets in protest at his…

Venezuela's Supreme Court has banned opposition leader Juan Guaidó from leaving the country and frozen his bank accounts. The move comes amid an escalating power struggle after Mr Guaidó declared himself interim president last week BBC…