The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after Venezuela held its National Constituent Assembly (ANC) on Sunday.
Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami said on Sunday that voting was proceeding smoothly, except for an "isolated incident" in Tachira state that authorities brought under control.
TheVenezuelangovernment,whichhasbeeninapoliticalstandoffwiththeoppositionformonths,saidTuesdayithasrejectedU.S.pressuretocancelaconstitutionalinitiativeorfacead
ThepowerstrugglebetweenVenezuela'sleftandrightwingpoliticalforcesisconsumingtime,energyandmoneythatcouldotherwisebespentonmeetingtheneedsofthepeople,sayobserver
SouthAfricanDeputyPresidentCyrilRamaphosaonSundaycalledfortheestablishmentofanindependentjudicialcommissiontothoroughlyinvestigateallallegationsof"statecapture.
A new motion of no confidence against South African President Jacob Zuma was defeated in Parliament on Thursday.
South African President Jacob Zuma has urged South Africans to vote for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) because it liberated the country and put the country where it is.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Wednesday that it views the allegations over appointments of cabinet ministers by the Indian Gupta family "in an extremely serious light".
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Wednesday met with a delegation from the African National Congress(ANC), the ruling party of South Africa.