89% increase in explosion victims in Colombia in 2024: Red Cross
Bogotá, Colombia — The International Committee for the Red Cross’ (ICRC) annual report on Colombia found an 89% increase in those killed or injured by...
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Former minister says Colombia’s President Petro addicted to drugs, provides no proof
Colombia’s former Minister of Foreign Relations, Álvaro Leyva, shared an open letter on April 23 through his personal social media accounts in which he denounced...
Extraditing criminals to the U.S. remains a sore spot in Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia – Last month, infamous drug lord Carlos Lehder was arrested upon arrival at Bogotá’s El Dorado Airport for historic drug and arms trafficking...
Rebel deal a glimmer of hope for Petro’s peace amid Colombia’s mounting conflict
Bogotá, Colombia – On Saturday, April 5, the Comuneros del Sur rebel group began handing over arms to the government, marking the first successful demobilization...
What’s behind the grenade attacks rocking Bogotá’s San Bernardo neighborhood?
Bogotá, Colombia – Bogotá’s inner-city enclave of San Bernardo was struck by a grenade attack last week, the fourth such attack in a month, even...
Business groups say lack of confidence in Colombia led to slump in foreign investment in 2024
Medellín, Colombia — Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Colombia fell by 15.2% according to Banco de la República, the country’s central bank. According to newspaper...
Carlos Lehder, co-founder of Medellín Cartel, freed days after arrest in Colombia
Infamous drug lord Carlos Lehder was freed Monday after being arrested in Colombia on charges of arms and narcotics trafficking last Friday, March 28. The...
Petro said Mexican cartels control Colombia’s armed groups; experts say otherwise
As Colombia experiences new waves of armed conflict, President Gustavo Petro has increasingly pointed the finger at an unlikely actor: Mexican cartels. In multiple statements...
Trekking to Colombia’s melting glaciers on the ‘Climate Change Trail’
El Cocuy National Natural Park, Colombia — “We have to walk a bit further each time we come up here,” says Wilson Blanco, leading us...
Trekking to Colombia’s melting glaciers on the ‘Climate Change Trail’
El Cocuy National Natural Park, Colombia — “We have to walk a bit further each time we come up here,” says Wilson Blanco, leading us...
