Colombia seeks stronger ties with Africa
Colombia’s government has prioritized the expansion of diplomatic and cultural ties in...
Tag: Afro-Colombia
Colombia mourns assassination of rapper, black rights activist
Many in Colombia are mourning the death of rapper and black rights activist Junior Jein who was...
Colombia lost 3 million black people in census
Colombia’s main black minority organization accused statistics organization DANE of...
Paramilitary deadline expires, but black rights leaders refuse to leave southwest Colombia
Far-right group Aguilas Negras gave awarded environmentalist Francia Marquez and other black...
Is Colombia blaming innocent men for attempted massacre of black minority leaders?
Colombia’s prosecution is allegedly blaming two innocent men for an attempt to massacre...
A day in Colombia: two leaders assassinated, two receive death threats
A peasant leader and a victims representative were assassinated on Thursday, while two minority...
What happened in the recent strikes in Afro-Colombia, and why is this important to US-Colombia relations?
During the month of May, the Pacific Coast of Colombia was engulfed by non-violent civic strikes....
OAS urges Colombia to investigate police violence during Buenaventura protests
The human rights commission of the Organization of American States (OAS), has urged Colombia to...
Why learning about Afro-Colombian history is important, especially today
It’s been 165 years since the abolishment of slavery in Colombia, yet Afro-Colombians are still...
Not only gender, but race for sustainable peace in Colombia
For sustainable peace to be achieved in Colombia, the country’s peace process needs much more...
Negotiators to meet with Colombia’s battered minorities over pending peace deal with FARC
The peace delegations of Colombia’s government and FARC rebels will meet with indigenous,...
Afro-Colombian celebrities demand involvement in peace talks
Prominent Afro-Colombians asked President Juan Manuel Santos to receive black representatives at...
