The following lists events in the year 2024 in Nicaragua.
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- 7 February: Nicaragua grants political asylum to former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli after he requested protection at the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City.[1]
- 16 February: The government orders the dissolution of the Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua and seven other nongovernmental organizations perceived of opposition to the regime of President Daniel Ortega, accusing the scouting movement of failing to report financial statements and operating under an “expired” board of directors.[2]
- 6 April – Nicaragua suspends diplomatic relations with Ecuador following the raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito.[3]
- 30 April – The International Court of Justice rejects a request by Nicaragua asking the court to order Germany to suspend aid to Israel.[4]
- 8 May – The National Assembly cancels a 2014 concession agreement with a Hong Kong-based firm to build an inter-oceanic canal across the country.[5]
- 8 August – Nicaragua orders the expulsion of the Brazilian ambassador amid a diplomatic row over criticism by President Lula da Silva of the authoritarian regime of President Daniel Ortega. The Nicaraguan ambassador in Brasilia is also expelled in retaliation.[6]
- 19 August – The government orders the banning of 1,500 non-governmental organisations including the Nicaraguan Red Cross.[7]
- 22 August – The government orders the closure of 151 non-governmental organisations including the American and European Chambers of Commerce.[8]