Issue Aug 01-08 2023: In 2022, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Mexico ranked as the country with the highest number of journalist deaths, just below Ukraine—currently at war.

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: The ex-director of Venezuelan state-owned oil and gas company PDVSA, Rafael Reiter, was released from Spanish custody after 40 days of preventative detention, in which he was placed following an extradition request by the Maduro administration.

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: A recently published market case criticized Bolivia’s authorities and argued they did not have the capacity to develop an efficient and effective fight against drug trafficking.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: Lula’s visit to Cape Verde was important but insufficient, focusing on Brazil’s historical debt to Africa and the possibility of Brazilian cooperation on the continent, primarily in regard to agriculture.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: In March of 2023, Honduras let go of an eight-decade-long friendship with Taiwan, and opened diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it has reached an agreement with the Argentine government on the fifth and sixth review of the financial aid package for the South American country, which will allow the disbursement of US$7.5 billion.

Issue Jun 21-30 2023: On June 26th, the IMF approved two reviews of an agreement with Costa Rica, unlocking 521 million dollars for use in the country.

Issue Jun 21-30 2023: Levels of violence and confrontation in Honduras suggest that the country is in a state of “war.”

Issue Jun 21-30 2023: Ariela Peralta, a lawyer from Uruguay, announced that she will be joining the Group of Experts on Human Rights on Nicaragua (GHREN) to investigate human rights abuses by Daniel Ortega’s regime.

Issue Jun 14-20 2023: Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel had a “frank conversation” with Pope Francis on June 20th, meeting the pontiff in his Vatican office to discuss “the positive state of bilateral relations” and “topics of interest concerning the national agenda,” according to a communiqué released by the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.