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Guyana: Essequibo residents worried over Venezuela claims

Nicole Ris Georgetown, Guyana
December 14, 2023

Venezuela has claimed sovereignty over Guyana's oil-rich Essequibo region. Locals and officials in the Guyanese capital, Georgetown, shared their anxiety with DW.

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