
VENEZUELA went to the polls on Sunday with Nicolas Maduro seeking a new six-year term as president.
United Socialist Party of Venezuela candidate Mr Maduro, who has been president since 2013, is seeking a third term in office on elections held on what would have been the 70th birthday of former President Hugo Chavez, the revered left-wing leader who died of cancer in 2013.
During the campaign hundreds of thousands have turned out to rallies in support of Mr Maduro during which they have heard the president highlighting the importance of Venezuela overcoming the more than 900 of economic sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union.

ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty

The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?

As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE