Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Aug 1, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maria Angela Holguin, claimed Tuesday the country has made great advances in the fight against illegal armed groups in the past ten years, underscoring the importance of cooperation with...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Aug 1, 2012 | News
Senior FARC commander “Fabian Ramirez,” says the Colombian government and the country’s largest rebel group should talk about a peace deal, in a video interview broadcast Tuesday. The commander, previously...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Aug 1, 2012 | News
A Highway Patrol commander has been assassinated in an attack in northern Colombia, local media reported Tuesday. According to several media, the colonel was shot and killed by a sniper while traveling through the Valdivia...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 31, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s unemployment rate reached 10% in June compared to 10.9% in the same month last year, Colombia’s national statistics agency DANE announced Tuesday. This was the lowest unemployment rate registered during that...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jul 31, 2012 | News
A new U.S. report showed an increase in violent deaths due to Colombia’s armed conflict in 2011 and highlighted a rise in the number of rebel attacks against security forces. The annual “Country Reports on Terrorism,” released...
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