Colombia’s government has prioritized the expansion of diplomatic and cultural ties in Africa as part of its foreign policy strategy. The “Africa Strategy” of President Gustavo Petro and Vice-President Francia…
Many in Colombia are mourning the death of rapper and black rights activist Junior Jein who was assassinated in Cali on Sunday. Jein’s assassination dropped a proverbial bomb in Colombia’s…
Colombia’s main black minority organization accused statistics organization DANE of “statistical genocide” after reducing the country’s Afro-Colombian population from 10% to 6%. Some 4.3 million people, approximately 10% of the…
Far-right group Aguilas Negras gave awarded environmentalist Francia Marquez and other black minority leaders until Monday to leave southwest Colombia or be killed. They stayed. In a press conference in…
Colombia’s prosecution is allegedly blaming two innocent men for an attempt to massacre black minority leaders in the southwest of the country in May. The family of the two brothers…
A peasant leader and a victims representative were assassinated on Thursday, while two minority leaders received death threats from a far-right group. The killings Peasant leader Manuel Gregorio Gonzalez was…
During the month of May, the Pacific Coast of Colombia was engulfed by non-violent civic strikes. In response to long-standing government neglect, poor living conditions, and insecurity, residents of the Choco Department…
The human rights commission of the Organization of American States (OAS), has urged Colombia to investigate allegations of excessive police violence during protests in the country’s largest port city. According…
It’s been 165 years since the abolishment of slavery in Colombia, yet Afro-Colombians are still fighting for equality and justice, partly due to ignorance of history. If you’ve been following…