America Bolivia The state has begun a court case through the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Chile to determine the ownership of the Silala river, which crosses both territories
America Bolivia The OAS and the UN have called out the country due to the ongoing illegal use of mercury to extract gold from rivers, which has caused the Amazonian community of Eyiyo Quibo to be intoxicated by the chemical
America Bolivia The country’s new Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Centre has been inaugurated by President Luis Arce Catacora, who saluted it as the establishment with the ‘most advanced technology’ of the region thus far
America Bolivia The state’s mineral exports have drastically increased ever since the Ukrainian conflict began, since Russia is a major global mineral provider and most countries have boycotted Russian imports
America Bolivia The country received a visit from UN officials that made observations on the judicial system and gave recommendations on the structure, organisation, and functioning of it in order to render it more fair and effective
America Bolivia In the past year, the price of lithium has increased by 800%, so the government has decided to further accelerate the industrialisation of it and invest more resources in the sector
America Bolivia The government is organising a series of meetings with Chilean representatives in order to talk about the ongoing migration crisis that is affecting both their borders; it is the first time these countries will discuss about border security
America Bolivia Recent heavy rains and floodings have affected around 60.000 families causing 22 casualties; the government is now organizing a contingency plan to face the ongoing natural disasters
America Bolivia The collapsing of the country’s vaccination centres has led to the temporary suspension of the required vaccination card to enter closed buildings until further notice
America Bolivia All individuals without a vaccination certificate attending a social event will be punished with 10 years of jail time, since from now on it will be considered as an attempt against public health
America Bolivia Since the former Argentinian government supported the 2019 Bolivian coup d’état, Argentina donated 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to the country; this act represents the countries’ willingness to leave the past behind and strengthen their relationship
America Bolivia Vice President David Choquehuanca met with Venezuela’s Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, to discuss about the protection of their natural resources and sovereignty, as well as strengthen the countries’ bilateral relationship
America Bolivia President Luis Arce inaugurated the Bolivian Science and Technology Research Centre for Evaporite Materials and Resources; the centre’s aim is to help with the industrialisation of lithium to sell batteries on the international market