Colombia Reports
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro responded to an assassination attempt on a Colombian presidential candidate by offering any and all support to his Colombian counterpart, according to a national newspaper.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 00:00
President, Nicolas Maduro, has told his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos to refrain from commenting on ongoing political unrest.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 00:00
The FARC has developed a new flexibility in terms of adjusting their military strategy according to the pace of the ongoing peace talks, being able to carry out certain military operations when considered necessary in order to influence negotiations.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 00:00
Clashes between leftist rebel group ELN and neo-paramilitary group Urabenos have forced some 1,000 residents from the northwest of Colombia to flee their homes, the Ombudsman said Thursday.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 00:00
The United States’ incoming ambassador to Colombia on Wednesday expressed his concerns over the recent dismissal of Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro, saying it could “erode” ongoing efforts to negotiate peace with leftist rebel group FARC.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 00:00
An attack on an electricity tower allegedly carried out by a local FARC unit in the southwest of Colombia left the 300,000 inhabitants of Buenaventura, Colombia's main port city on the Pacific, without electricity.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 00:00
"There will not be what many say there will be: absolute impunity. This is not going to happen. Nobody has talked about impunity in this process," said Santos.
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00
Corrupt government officials been systematically and illegally granting land to criminals and wealthy people across Colombia for the past five years, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 00:00
Rodolfo Vecino told Colombia Reports that the Canadian-based oil company Pacific Rubiales created a union "called UTEL...which was assembled...to hinder the negotiation process that had been going on with USO."
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 00:00
The mass protest is comprised of Colombian citizens with no official political leanings that are using social networks such as Twitter (#CacerolazoPaSantos) to organize a series of nationwide marches against Colombia's government.