Colombians are rallying around their National Police in a huge outpouring of emotion after 20 cadets were killed in a car bomb orchestrated by the ELN guerrilla.
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Colombia’s ELN planned Bogotá bomb six months in advance
Colombia’s High Peace Commissioner has ruled out any possibility of peace talks with ELN after authorities confirm their involvement in Bogotá bombing.
Duque to Colombia: “Stand united” as death toll from Bogotá bomb reaches 21
Hours after a car bomb exploded inside a police academy in Colombian capital Bogotá, President Iván Duque rallied compatriots to “stand united” against terrorism.
Essay: Is Colombia “Trapped by the Impossible?”
Colombia defies all categorization as history has shown, explains Jimmy Weiskopf.
Batuta: Colombia’s youth orchestras and harmonies of hope
Batuta was modeled after Venezuela’s El Sistema to provide musical training to youngsters as a fundamental right.
Editorial: In search of Colombianness and other year-end thoughts
With a mandate of change, Iván Duque must jump-start the country’s economic engine and work towards consensus in Colombia.
Duque and Trump: A shared vision
President Trump is scheduled to visit Colombia next month, at a time in which the country faces a surge in coca production. Counterpart Duque must prove he isn’t “just another Colombian president.”
Canadian gold mine workers targeted by armed group in Antioquia
An attack Thursday against geologists and contractors working for the Canadian gold mining company Continental Gold was allegedly perpetrated by ex-FARC dissents.
Editorial: The tragedy of the Caminantes
The movement of Venezuelan refugees across Colombia is straining the country’s welfare system at a time in which the government of Iván Duque must implement tough economic measures.
Justice Travel: Tourism that promotes human rights activism in Colombia
A social-impact travel agency, Justice Travel, wants visitors to Colombia to meet human rights activists and establish long-term partnerships.
Doris Salcedo turns FARC weapons into counter-monument to Colombia’s peace
Celebrated artist Doris Salcedo inaugurates a “counter-monument” to peace.
Colombia’s peso under pressure from Turkey’s Lira and U.S oil surplus
International trade tensions and Turkey’s Lira crisis is hurting the Colombia peso at a time in which the new government of Iván Duque needs oil revenue and currency reserves.
President Iván Duque delivers emotive inaugural address
President Iván Duque’s inaugural address laid down his policy agenda for the next four years and marked a new style of leadership for Colombia.
President Santos to receive Tipperary International Peace Award
The government of Ireland had announced that President Santos has been awarded the Tipperary International Peace Award for his commitment to peace in Colombia.
Supreme Court opens criminal investigation against Uribe Vélez
Colombia’s highest court has opened a criminal case against ex-president Alvaro Uribe after a former paramilitary claims he was bribed to change testimony.
Colombia and Kosovo: In the name of reconciliation
After Colombians recently elected their first post-conflict president, Kosovo’s attempt at reconciling its ethnically diverse population is an important lesson for the South American nation.