Awkward remarks by Colombian interior minister cause uproar in Congress
Colombia's Minister of the Interior, Alfonso Prada, assured today that his statements in a public act in the department of...
September 1, 2022Topic
Colombian politics
Gustavo Petro’s Total Peace Gamble in Colombia
Colombia's 'total peace' policy explained - the ceasefires, the armed groups involved, what has worked, and where the process stands...
August 19, 2022
Opinion: Will Colombia remain ‘the old strategic’ ally of Washington and NATO
Weapons were still smoking in Europe destroyed by the Second World War; the Soviet Red Army was beginning its return...
August 19, 2022
President Petro sends bill for Colombia’s rich to pay more taxes
Colombia's new leftist government filed on Monday before the majority-government Congress a bill to make the rich pay more taxes...
August 9, 2022
Fitch: Colombia’s prospects with Gustavo Petro’s government
Gustavo Petro's presidency officially began, and being the first progressive government in the country, there are several doubts regarding
August 8, 2022
Gustavo Petro is sworn in as Colombia’s president
Gustavo Petro Urrego was inaugurated on Sunday, August 7, as constitutional president of Colombia for the period 2022-2026.
August 8, 2022
Colombia: FARC dissidents willing to start peace agreement with Petro’s government
The guerrillas of the dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced today that they are willing to...
August 4, 2022
The risk of being gay in Colombia
In Colombia, a gay person runs the risk of being a victim of threats or being shot three times in...
August 3, 2022
Colombia to ban bullfighting
Colombia will ban bullfighting. Over 40 congress members from various Colombian parties have presented a legislative initiative to sanction animal...
August 1, 2022