A year after Colombia’s FARC rebels laid down their weapons, the United States said their newly formed political party will continue to be considered a terrorist group. The shock message…
Colombia’s security forces have had at least twenty-one major clashes with coca farmers in the past year amid claims the government is breaking agreements made with farmers through a new…
Colombian officials and coca growers reached an agreement on Wednesday to temporarily halt the forced eradication of coca, the base ingredient of cocaine, in the northeast of the country. The…
Following a private meeting with his counterpart Donald Trump’s chief of staff, John Kelly, President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday that the United States is “fully aware” of Colombia’s efforts…
Colombia’s Vice-President and the highest official in charge of counter-narcotics said Thursday his country had not let its guard down after US President Donald Trump questioned the country’s commitment to…
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday shocked Colombia by threatening to decertify the country as a partner in the controversial war on drugs. Trump made the surprise threat during…
One farmer was killed and another two injured in clashes between coca growers and soldiers over the forced eradication of the plant in the southwest of Colombia. The deadly clash…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos will meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump later this month amid increased American pressure on the South American country for a rapid solution to…
Colombia has eradicated almost 40,000 hectares of coca crops since a peace deal with the now-demobilized Marxist FARC guerrilla group came into effect, the country’s vice-president said Monday. According to…