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Colombia’s Ecopetrol profits dive during first half of 2024

By The City Paper Staff - August 14, 2024

Ecopetrol’s profits fell by 24% in the first half of 2024 due to lower oil prices and unfavorable exchange rates, marking the third consecutive quarter of declining earnings. The company is exploring strategic options amid domestic and global challenges, including potential natural gas imports from Venezuela.

Blinken welcomes Colombia’s role in facilitating dialogue with Venezuela’s Maduro

By Richard Emblin - August 13, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken praises Colombia’s efforts to mediate Venezuela’s political crisis, urging a unified regional response to pressure President Nicolás Maduro to accept his July 28 defeat at the polls.

Medellín leads Colombian cities with Venezuelan migrant population

By The City Paper Staff - June 21, 2024

Colombia’s second-largest city – Medellín – now hosts over 240,000 Venezuelan migrants, making up 10% of its population, amid concerns over rising xenophobia and declining tourism and hotel occupancy.

Monumental Rock Art discovery along the Colombia-Venezuela Orinoco River

By The City Paper Staff - June 6, 2024

British and Colombian archaeologists have uncovered monumental 2,000-year-old rock art along the Colombia-Venezuela Orinoco River, revealing a sophisticated prehistoric society.

Petro heads to Caracas as Maduro hails close ties with Colombia

By The City Paper Staff - April 9, 2024

Colombian President Petro meets with Venezuelan counterpart Maduro amid heightened scrutiny over Venezuela’s upcoming presidential elections and concerns regarding electoral fairness and transparency.

Petro: Maduro’s inhabilitation of Machado is an ‘undemocratic coup'”

By The City Paper Staff - April 2, 2024

Colombia’s Petro denounces Maduro’s barring of María Corina Machado as an ‘undemocratic coup,’ sparking more regional support from leftist leaders for fair elections in Venezuela.

Petro silent on Maduro’s crackdown on opposition ahead of July 28 election

By Richard Emblin - March 26, 2024

Colombian President Gustavo Petro faces stark criticism for his silence on Venezuelan electoral turmoil and Maduro’s crackdown on the opposition ahead of the July 28 elections.

Petro’s deafening silence over Maduro’s 2024 election threats

By Richard Emblin - February 5, 2024

Venezuelan President Maduro’s authoritarian declaration to win the 2024 elections “by any means necessary” appears to have left Washington out in the cold, and Colombian President Petro’s conspicuous silence on the recent barring of opposition leader María Corina Machado raises damning questions about his commitment and the administration of President Joe Biden in securing democracy across the region.

Is Putin pushing Venezuela’s Maduro to war with Guyana?

By Martin Holland - December 6, 2023

A geopolitical storm is brewing, propelled by Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro. The disputed Essequibo territory, a longstanding flashpoint between Venezuela and Guyana, now has two proxies: Russia and Colombia.

Colombia’s leftist government is not what Washington expected

By Kristina Foltz - November 20, 2023

The presidency of Colombia’s Gustavo Petro is a case study in the contradictions inherent to this new wave of leftists who dominate Latin America’s political landscape.

Colombia to cut arms purchases from Western nations that support Israel

By The City Paper Staff - November 15, 2023

Colombia’s Gustavo Petro has threatened to cut off all arms purchases from Western nations that support Israel, in response to PM Netanyahu’s “genocide” in Gaza.

Does Colombia’s ELN pose a threat to democracy in Andean nations?

By Richard Emblin - August 23, 2023

The assassination of Ecuador’s Fernando Villavicencio underscores a broader landscape of political turmoil, with assassination plots, affecting Venezuela, and Colombia.

Colombia to confirm death of FARC dissident Iván Márquez

By The City Paper Staff - July 7, 2023

Colombian news sources affirm that FARC dissident front commander Iván Márquez has died in a Venezuelan hospital. Márquez sustained critical injuries during a 2022 attack on his rebel camp.

Opinión. Absurdo: Maduro en UNASUR

By Bernardo Henao Jaramillo - June 5, 2023

Vale anotar que la presencia del dictador Nicolás Maduro en Brasil ocasionó una fuerte protesta en la Cámara de Diputados donde, con sobrada razón, le gritaron “asesino”.

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia meets with Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro during the Brasilia summit. Photo: Presidencia.

Petro and Lula end Venezuela’s isolationism at Brasilia summit

By Richard Emblin - May 31, 2023

After a sixth meeting with Nicolás Maduro in Brasília, Petro has positioned himself as the South American progressive leader who has brokered the Venezuelan leader’s return to the community of nations.

Opinión: La Revolución

By Bernardo Henao Jaramillo - May 8, 2023

Petro está utilizando un curioso método de gobierno que consiste en proponer impopulares e inconvenientes reformas e intentar, por medio de amenazas a la institucionalidad y a la democracia, que sean aprobadas.