Colombia focuses on Asia as it seeks to diversify trade relations
Colombia seeks to expand trade relations with both Asia and Europe in the wake of the rise to power of US President Donald Trump, and the ensuing trade war. The…
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Leftist parties to fuse ahead of Colombia’s 2026 elections
Members of the Alternative Polo Democratico (PDA), one of Colombia’s most popular leftist parties, voted to become part of President Gustavo Petro’s political party ahead of the 2026 elections. The…
Bogota lifts water rations despite persistent shortages
The mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota said Friday that his government would end the water rations that were put in place to raise water levels in the city’s main reservoir…
Colombia may resume use of glyphosate to curb coca cultivation
Colombia’s counternarcotics police may resume the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate in efforts to reduce the illegal cultivation of coca. According to documents released by Bogota councilmember Julian Sastoque,…
As CELAC president, Colombia to push for regional integration
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro vowed to use his one-year presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to promote regional integration. The president and Foreign Minister Laura…
Heinous assassination of trans woman shocks Colombia
The brutal murder of a trans woman in Medellin’s metropolitan area shocked authorities and rights activists in Colombia. The victim, the 32 year old Sara la Millerey from Bello, died…
Major emerald miner assassinated in Bogota
One of Colombia’s most important emerald miners was assassinated in the capital Bogota on Sunday amid an apparently ongoing dispute over stocks in a mining company. Hernando Sanchez, one of…
Police kill top EGC commander in northern Colombia
Police killed “Chirimoya,” one of the top commanders of paramilitary organization EGC in northern Colombia on Saturday. Chirimoya, whose real name is Jose Miguel Demoya, was killed in a counternarcotics…
Court orders release of Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder
A Bogota court ordered the release of founding Medellin Cartel member Carlos Lehder, claiming his arrest on Friday had been illegal. Lehder was arrested after he returned to Colombia 38…