Posted by Thomas Graham | Apr 21, 2016 | News
Police are on a red alert in Bogota after two homemade bombs exploded in front of offices of health intermediary Cafesalud in Colombia’s capital. The bombs exploded almost simultaneously in different parts of the city on...
Read MorePosted by Thomas Graham | Apr 21, 2016 | News
In an attempt to stimulate Colombia’s coca farmers to abandon illicit crops, the United Nations has set up a system to buy and sell products from farmers taking part in crop substitution programs. In spite of years-long...
Read MorePosted by Thomas Graham | Apr 21, 2016 | News
Legal authorities continue to turn a blind eye to so-called “social cleansing” practices that kill hundreds of “undesirables” in Colombia’s urban areas every year. Social cleansing killings have a long,...
Read MorePosted by Thomas Graham | Apr 20, 2016 | News
The number of Colombians who died in Ecuador’s earthquake rose to nine on Wednesday, while a frightening 223 Colombians remain missing. Regions of Ecuador have been devastated by an earthquake on Saturday which measured...
Read MorePosted by Thomas Graham | Apr 19, 2016 | War and peace
The European Union has vowed to release the necessary funds for post-conflict projects once Colombia’s government has signed peace with the FARC, the country’s largest leftist rebel group. Colombia’s High...
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