'WAR'Later Friday, Mr Maduro asked the military to prepare for a "special deployment" to reinforce the border with Colombia -- and make it "impregnable." Mr Guaido, who is recognised by 50 countries as the interim president, accuses Mr Maduro of causing economic hardship through mismanagement. POWER STRUGGLEHumanitarian aid has become a key issue in the power struggle between Mr Maduro and Mr Guaido. 'TREASON'Mr Guaido accuses Mr Maduro of being a "usurper" over his controversial reelection last year in polls widely branded as fraudulent. "The worst thing is stimulating the imperial madness of an extremist Ku Klux Klan government in the White House," said Mr Maduro.

Source: Daily Nation February 16, 2019 03:45 UTC