Colombia’s failing state | Part 1: Antioquia and the art of decapitation
“We are happy!” the governor of Antioquia tweeted Monday, ignoring the decapitated head of a community leader found on the main square of a village in the north of the…
“We are happy!” the governor of Antioquia tweeted Monday, ignoring the decapitated head of a community leader found on the main square of a village in the north of the…
Charges against presidential hopeful Sergio Fajardo indicate how negligence in Colombia’s politics may be as damaging as corruption. Fajardo, a former mayor of Medellin and a former governor, received global…
Two people were killed in a landslide that blocked the road between Colombia’s capital Bogota and the country’s second largest city, Medellin, on Saturday. The landslide destroyed destroyed six homes…
Colombia’s comptroller general said Thursday that one presidential candidate and two former governors will personally have to account for the $1 billion lost due to negligence at the country’s largest…
Colombia’s prosecution said Tuesday it has taken down a money laundering ring that used the patronage of soccer players and musicians to launder drug money. According to Prosecutor General Francisco…
The investigation into the alleged complicity of former President Alvaro Uribe in three massacres and a homicide is increasing suspicion that Colombia’s banks were sponsoring terrorism. W Radio released a…
Paramilitary group “Los Caparrapos” shut down the Bajo Cauca region in northern Colombia, threatening to kill anyone who disobeyed their order to stay inside. The paramilitaries announced the so-called “armed…
The leader of paramilitary group “Los Caparrapos” was killed in combat in northern Colombia, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. “Cain” was killed in a military operation in Taraza, a municipality…
Colombia’s illegal copper trade is threatening Medellin’s communication infrastructure, the city’s main internet provider confirmed Thursday. Tigo Une, the company that owns much of the city’s communication infrastructure, told Colombia…