Colombia sends long-awaited tax reform bill to Congress
Colombia’s government on Wednesday presented to Congress a tax reform bill that seeks to raise billions of dollars in the coming years to make up for lost oil revenue and…
Colombia’s government on Wednesday presented to Congress a tax reform bill that seeks to raise billions of dollars in the coming years to make up for lost oil revenue and…
More than 20,000 people lost their homes in west Colombia over the past few days as torrential rains hit the Pacific region, forcing the overflowing of three major rivers. Local…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday that the country’s conservative opposition has until Thursday to present proposals for amendments to an already signed peace deal with the country’s largest rebel…
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, warned Monday that a suspended peace process between the group and the government could result in reignited violence if a solution isn’t negotiated soon. The FARC…
Colombia recently rejected a peace deal with the Marxist rebel group FARC partly because systematic media bias has severely distorted public perception of the country’s armed conflict. When Colombians were asked whether…
The European Union on Monday suspended the planned ratification of post-conflict aid to Colombia after the country’s voters turned down a peace process with the country’s largest rebel group FARC. According…
Colombia’s largest paramilitary successor group AGC, a.k.a. “Los Urabeños,” are upholding a three-day unilateral ceasefire to support yet another call to be included in the country’s peace process. The successors of paramilitary…
Following a number of scandals in which Colombia’s national authorities granted mining titles in precious nature reserves, the country’s Constitutional Court ruled that mayors have the authority to overrule Bogota. Last…
Former President Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday challenged his successor, current President Juan Manuel Santos, to a public debate about the vices and virtues of a pending peace deal with the…