Wildfire destroying northwestern Colombia jungles
The western Colombia state of Choco on Wednesday called the help of neighboring departments as a colossal wildfire is endangering the lives of Afro-Colombians and indigenous groups living near the…
The western Colombia state of Choco on Wednesday called the help of neighboring departments as a colossal wildfire is endangering the lives of Afro-Colombians and indigenous groups living near the…
Over the past two days, one Colombian soldier and one policeman have been reportedly killed by different guerrilla groups.
Illegal mining along Colombia’s Pacific coast and run by illegal armed groups FARC and Urabeños is causing serious environmental damage, according to a report released by the National Police Thursday.
Police in the western Colombian state of Choco claim to have arrested the guerrilla responsible for a bombing of a local supermarket that left five people dead and as many as…
A bomb exploded in Quibdo, a city in the west of Colombia, on Tuesday, leaving three men and one women dead.
The former Governor of the western Colombian state of Choco was arrested Friday on suspected ties to paramilitary groups active in the region, one of Colombia’s poorest and most conflict-stricken,…
Colombia’s military said Tuesday that seven minors recruited by the ELN guerrilla group have been taken into government custody after a military operation that demobilized their unit in the west…
Colombia’s government said Wednesday that land lost during armed conflicts would be returned to indigenous groups, beginning with the Embera Katio in the northwest of the country.
Some 40 homes were destroyed in a fire in Quibdo, the capital of the Choco state in western Colombia on Thursday. Nobody was reported injured or killed.