Colombia’s foreign minister and peace commissioner traveled to Cuba on Thursday to meet with ELN guerrillas over a possible resumption of suspended peace talks. Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva additionally met…
Colombia’s State fails to provide any kind of security in the southwestern Cauca province where ethnic minorities have been under siege by illegal armed groups, drug traffickers and the military…
Colombia’s new defense minister will be in charge of reforming the security forces and combating corruption amid a major crisis. Former Supreme Court magistrate Ivan Velasquez will replace Defense Minister…
President-elect Gustavo Petro announced that indigenous leaders will be leading key agencies for the Colombia’s peace process. The sociologist and indigenous right activist will be leading the government’s National Victims…
The president of Colombia’s Truth Commission called on the global community to regulate the drug trade and “not to give us anything for war” in a speech before the United…
Peace in Colombia appears to be linked to the government’s ability to guarantee democratic opposition to whatever is considered the “status quo” by those in power. The resistance of far-right…
A sniper assassinated one of the reintegration chiefs of now-defunct guerrilla group FARC who had been denouncing death threats in southern Colombia since 2020. Ronald Rojas was shot dead by…
Corrupt officials and lawmakers received almost $119 million (COP500 billion) in kickbacks from funds meant for Colombia’s peace process, according to Blu Radio. The scandal involved funds that were meant…
Colombia’s Truth Commission recommended radical policy changes to prevent a repetition of violence and armed conflict that left the country traumatized. The commission published its long-awaited report on Colombia’s armed…