The northwestern Colombia province of Antioquia raised its state of alert to orange after paramilitary successor group AGC, a.k.a. “Los Urabeños,” allegedly assassinated four policemen in one week, mainly around province capital…
Snipers, in apparent collusion with Colombia’s National Army, are responsible for the first breach of a ceasefire between the FARC and the government that killed two guerrillas, locals claim. Colombia’s chief government peace…
Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe formally rejected a revised peace deal and the coalition Conservative Party demanded a second referendum after a vote sunk the initial pact with the country’s largest rebel…
A surge in killings of human rights defenders put pressure on Colombia’s conservative opposition politicians who are accused of inciting and condoning political violence. Three human rights defenders and members of the leftist…
Colombia’s largest paramilitary successor group, the AGC, a.k.a. “Los Urabeños,” are moving troops to central Colombia to reinforce their presence in former FARC territory, according to the military. The Gaitanista…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday he will present a revised peace deal with FARC rebels to Congress on Wednesday, the reported deadline to have the guerrillas’ demobilization and disarmament process ratified before…
Sales of illegal drugs inside Colombia were worth more than $2 billion in 2015, the equivalent of 0.75% of gross domestic product, the government said on Wednesday. There are at…
The election of Donald Trump has caused a major upset in American politics and society, but the possibility his presidency will also upset relations with Colombia is unlikely. Traditionally, US foreign policy in regards to…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump for winning his country’s presidential elections. According to Santos, his administration “will continue deepening our bilateral relations” with…