Colombia’s deputy Prosecutor General Martha Mancera is protecting a prosecution executive who has been accused of drug trafficking, according to evidence that was made public by news media. The documents…
Ecuador’s government will repatriate some 1,500 Colombian prisoners in an attempt to combat organized crime. The mass deportation of convicts follows an outburst of violence by illegal armed groups in…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro urged Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end attacks on occupied territories in Palestine. In a letter, the Colombian president also urged Netanyahu to create an…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office suspended Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva over a dispute with the company that had been hired to print passports. The three-month suspension comes less than a month…
Colombia’s Supreme Court opened a preliminary investigation into the alleged mafia ties of Senate president Jose Name and his clan, according to local media. Name and his cousin, former Senate…
At least 233 children under five years old died of starvation in Colombia in 2023, according to the country’s Ombudsman’s Office. Ombudsman Carlos Camargo raised the alarm based on statistics…
Colombia’s armed forces said that it will send reinforcements to the border with Ecuador in response to a wave of violence n the neighboring country. In a post on social…
Regional guerilla units of the ELN and Segunda Marquetalia (SM) said they will unite forces in southwest Colombia. In a video message sent to a regional television channel, an ELN…
Colombia’s government and guerrilla group EMC agreed to add six months to an expiring three-month ceasefire to facilitate ongoing peace talks. The initial ceasefire with the dissidents of the now-defunct…