Bloomberg Venezuelan security forces skirmished with protesters along the Colombian border in clashes over aid shipments between President Nicolas Maduro’s government and US-backed opponents trying to drive him out of power. National Guard soldiers on Saturday fired volleys of tear gas and plastic pellets at supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido, who were trying to persuade them to defect and ...

Bloomberg Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir declared a state of emergency for one year and called a national dialogue amid political crisis in the north African country. “It’s better for all Sudanese to solve any problems through dialogue,” al-Bashir said in a televised address from the capital, Khartoum. “Civil and armed opposition” should come to the dialogue, he said. The president ...

Bloomberg Nigerians began voting in Africa’s biggest democracy in a tight presidential race between incumbent Muhammadu Buhari and pro-market multimillionaire Atiku Abubakar. While the polls officially opened at 8 am on Saturday, some balloting stations suffered delays while election monitors reported violence in some areas. The presidential front-runners are Buhari, who’s campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, and Abubakar, who’s promised ...