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Bolivia

Bolivia is a landlocked, mineral-rich country and among South America's poorest nations. Home to many tropical glaciers, it has been especially vulnerable to climate change. In June 2024, it saw a failed coup attempt.

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November 4, 2024

Bolivia: Evo Morales accuses government of refusing talks

November 3, 2024

Bolivia says Morales supporters detained over 200 soldiers

November 1, 2024

Bolivia's military says armed group holding soldiers captive

October 27, 2024

Bolivia: Ex-president Evo Morales claims car was shot at

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Former Bolivian President Evo Morales

Bolivia's Evo Morales says government tried to kill him

Bolivia's Evo Morales says government tried to kill him

Bolivia's former president Evo Morales accused the government of trying to kill him after gunmen fired at his vehicle.
PoliticsOctober 28, 202401:51 min
the line of a fire burns across a once forested area

How to protect the Amazon and who should pay

How to protect the Amazon and who should pay

The Amazon rainforest is battling drought, deforestation and fires. Where is the money to save it coming from?
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 4, 2024
View of the city of Santa Cruz; Bolivia, mostly covered by smoke from forest fires in eastern Bolivia

Bolivia declares national emergency due to wildfires

Bolivia declares national emergency due to wildfires

The worst wildfires in over a decade sweep through Bolivia. Indigenous groups say farming practices are partly to blame.
CatastropheSeptember 12, 202402:10 min
Juan Jose Zuniga, leader of an attempted military coup in Bolivia, has been arrested.

Bolivia: Main coup plotter in custody

Bolivia: Main coup plotter in custody

A top general who attempted to overthrow the Bolivian government has been arrested.
PoliticsJune 27, 202402:54 min
A soldier gestures for journalists to leave Plaza Murillo as soldiers gather outside the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Bolivia's top general arrested after failed coup attempt

Bolivia's top general arrested after failed coup attempt

President Arce called on Bolivians to "mobilize" for democracy after the military broke into his residence in La Paz.
PoliticsJune 27, 2024
Michelle Nogales, CEO of Muy Waso

How to survive and thrive as a feminist media outlet

How to survive and thrive as a feminist media outlet

Michelle Nogales is the CEO of Muy Waso, Bolivia’s first feminist online magazine.
MediaMarch 30, 2024
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A person shoveling white lithium carbonate inside a salt recovery pool at the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia

Russia, China ahead in race for Bolivia's lithium

By wooing Bolivia, Russia, like China, has gained access to one of the world's largest lithium reserves.
BusinessDecember 29, 2023
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