Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 31, 2012 | War and peace
Support for a negotiated end of Colombia’s 48-year-old armed conflict with leftist guerrillas has increased significantly, pollster Gallup said Thursday. According to the latest Gallup poll, 60% of polled Colombians are in...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday announced he has appointed his interior minister to lead the Mining Ministry and has replaced the health minister. Former Interior Minister Federico Renjifo, a close ally of the...
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Ecuador said Thursday it has sent four Navy vessels to its maritime border with Colombia to strengthen operations against illegal activity. The three warships and one rocket launcher boat left the docks of port city Esmeraldas...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ urban approval rating has risen slightly, from 52% in June to 54% over the past week, said pollster Gallup Thursday. The slight improvent in the poll came in the same week the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 30, 2012 | News
Colombia will continue military offensives against the FARC despite talks between the country’s government and its largest and oldest rebel group, said Colombia’s foreign minister Thursday while at the United Nations...
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