A town in Colombia’s embattled Catatumbo fights to keep children in school
At an abandoned airstrip in Tibú, a town in Colombia’s northeastern Catatumbo region, Jaime Botero dons a bright Hawaiian shirt and shorts. Surrounded by family...
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Cúcuta, Colombia on edge following ELN bombings
Cúcuta, a northeastern Colombian city on the border with Venezuela, woke up to five explosions on February 20. The National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s...
Colombia’s former President Álvaro Uribe on trial for fraud, witness tampering
Trial proceedings against former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe began on Thursday, February 6, making Uribe the country’s first ex-head of state to take the defendant’s...
Colombia President’s cabinet faces more resignations
Medellín, Colombia – Colombia’s Defense Minister, Ivan Velasquez, on Tuesday became the latest member of President Gustavo Petro’s cabinet to resign. A post on X...
Officials identify two people found in Medellín’s La Escombrera mass grave
Following Colombia’s transitional justice system classifying Medellín’s La Escombrera landfill as the site of a mass grave, officials have identified the remains of two people...
Despite agreement on deportation flights, further spats may await US-Colombia relations
Bogotá, Colombia – On Sunday, a dramatic confrontation between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, captured the world’s attention. Petro, who...
Despite long-awaited mass grave excavation in Medellín, local trust in authorities remains fractured
Medellín, Colombia — After years of demands to search for those forcibly disappeared in Medellin’s La Escombrera landfill, Colombia’s transitional justice body, the Special Jurisdiction...
Former presidential Chief of Staff named Colombia’s new foreign minister in spite of corruption accusations
Luis Gilberto Murillo, Colombia’s current Foreign Minister, announced his resignation on January 20, after which former Chief of Staff Laura Sarabia was named as his...
Bodies in Medellín landfill were victims of forced disappearances: Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Medellín, Colombia – In a landmark declaration Thursday, Colombia’s transitional justice body, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), stated unequivocally that Medellín’s La Escombrera landfill...
North American actors Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney add Bogotá team to soccer portfolio
A star-studded investment consortium has acquired Bogotá soccer team La Equidad. The purchase was partially financed by U.S. actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney who...
