Threatened prominent land restitution advocate has told Colombia Reports why land is not being returned to those displaced in Colombia’s conflict. The priest Jesus Alberto Franco, of Colombian NGO the…
A judge suspended Monday all activities by mining companies in nearly 50,000 hectares of indigenous lands in northwest Colombia, reported local media. In an “unprecedented” ruling, all mining and exploration…
If you want to get off the beaten track, then Tamesis — a bus ride away from Medellin — is the perfect place for a few days of exploration where…
Protesters blocking roads and oil infrastructure in eastern Colombia have said that they will continue until they get the President Juan Manuel Santos’ signature on an agreement for better regulation…
Gold mining companies are undermining local democracy by giving money to the municipalities where they operate, said a local NGO in western Colombia on Sunday. As mining companies move into…
Tens of thousands of coffee growers will attempt to bring roads across Colombia to a standstill in February to demand the government step in to save their troubled industry, said…
The new international terminal for the capital of Colombia, opened only last year, is already 6 million passengers per year over capacity, said the president of Avianca airlines on Tuesday.…
While the army claims that they are hot on the trail for the left-wing insurgents responsible for kidnapping five people in northern Colombia, the guerrillas on Monday warned that the…
As Colombia troops search for two missing police officers who were allegedly kidnapped by the FARC, the country’s largest left-wing insurgency, Colombia’s vice-president on Sunday demanded that the guerrillas return…