Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has implied he may end efforts to negotiate the dismantling of paramilitary organization AGC, which could threaten his “Total Peace” policy. Petro ordered the security forces…
Nestor Gregorio Vera, a.k.a. “Ivan Mordisco,” became one of Colombia’s most powerful guerrilla leaders after the demobilization of the now-defunct guerrilla group FARC. Because the current commander of the General…
Violence in Colombia’s main gold mining region escalated after Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez declared “total war” on illegal mining on March 1. The announcement almost immediately triggered a miners’ strike…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Monday that “a peace process begins” with the largest guerrilla organization of FARC dissidents. On Twitter, Petro specified that there will be formal negotiations between…
Negotiators of Colombia’s government and guerrilla group ELN presented a revised peace talks agenda, which includes the possibility of an early ceasefire. The so-called “Mexico Accord” is a revised version…
Venezuela’s government extradited convicted former Congresswoman Aida Merlano to Colombia where she is a key witness in high-profile corruption cases. Merlano spent the past three years in custody in Venezuela…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP formally accused the former chief prosecutor of fraud and concealing evidence for trying to extradite a former FARC leader on drug charges that had been…
Chinese oil company Emerald Energy may abandon its controversial operations in southern Colombia after locals destroyed its facilities. The Ombudsman’s Office said Thursday that one policeman and a local farmer…
The son of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro won’t take part in Colombia’s regional elections after an apparent slander campaign by his ex-wife and political rivals. Nicolas Petro, a deputy in…