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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A Colombian Roadmap for climate change
Colombia could be a leader in supplying the world with food, but to do so, needs to tackle a major agent of climate change: deforestation.
Duque enacts austerity measures as Colombia looks to balance budget
President Iván Duque reaches 100 days in office by enacting austerity measures to balance the books with a fiscal deficit and guarantee funds for public education.
Editorial: The final word for the Latin American left
As migrants flee abject poverty and crime across the region, Venezuela’s Maduro can use Trump’s anti-Latino rhetoric to give the left in Latin America a voice with the electorate.
Colombia’s Duque reiterates “open arms” to Venezuelan migrants during Paris visit
President Iván Duque outlined major policy decisions from coca eradication to humanitarian assistance for Venezuelan migrants during three-day visit to the French capital.
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.”
Bogotá’s Buenavista reborn with colorful macro mural
Residents in a vulnerable Bogota? neighborhood have added buckets of color to their lives and created a splashy macro mural.
President Duque calls on anti-corruption organizers to discuss reforms
After Sunday’s historic anti-corruption vote, President Iván Duque has summoned the organizers of Sunday’s historic anti-corruption vote to study anti-corruption 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.
Editorial: Inaugurations and a dateline “Colombia”
President Iván Duque’s inauguration was covered by 600 international journalists who braved wind and rain to deliver the news. But, it wasn’t always easy to get a story from Colombia out there.
Juan José Nieto Gil recognized as Colombia’s black president
A replica of Colombia’s only black president is being displayed in Casa de Narin?o, but the legacy of Juan José Nieto Gil remains one of abandonment and historical exclusion
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.
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’s President-elect Iván Duque names ministers of his cabinet
As Colombia’s youngest president, Iván Duque has named some of the ministers who will make up his first cabinet: A combination of experience and economic expertise.
Drones: Colombia’s new air warriors join fight in eradicating coca
Colombia has a new warrior in the fight to eradicate coca: Drones. Environmentalists claim glyphosate will inflict damage to crops. The aerial fumigation debate returns.
Colombian markets, industry and tourism respond to Duque’s election
Colombia’s tourism and industrial associations have welcomed the election of Iván Duque, claiming his presidency will incentivize growth and investment.