Cali crime statistics
Cali, the third largest city in Colombia, has traditionally been one of the country’s most...
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Author: Adriaan Alsema
‘ELN wishes to release Canadian hostage’
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, plans to release a Canadian miner the rebels had kidnapped in January, said one of the members who took part in the release operation of two German hostages held by the same...
Read MoreColombia to increase aid to coffee sector with $443M
Colombia’s national government has vowed to increase aid to the country’s troubled coffee sector with $443 million, said the country’s finance minister Friday. According to Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas,...
Read MoreColombian army ignores court, continues to recruit soldiers in forbidden raids
The Colombian army is forcibly recruiting young men during raids in Medellin, ignoring the country’s Constitutional Court which has deemed the controversial practice illegal. The forced drafting of Colombians who are...
Read MoreELN hostage release suspended
The release of two German tourists who had been kidnapped by rebel group ELN has been suspended after the guerrillas and hostages failed to arrive at the agreed point of surrender, the Red Cross said Thursday. The international...
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