President Gustavo Petro told an audience in Cauca province the suspension was a strategy to stop his

Dissident FARC groups reject a peace deal signed with the state in 2016. One soldier was also killed during the fighting, which took place in a mountainous region that is important for drug trafficking.... Elsewhere, seven members of the Clan del Golfo-also known as the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia( AGC)-were killed when troops assaulted one of their camps in Choco province.... Colombia's army seized long-range weapons, ammunition and communications equipment during the assault,

Dissident FARC groups reject a peace deal signed with the state in 2016. One soldier was also killed during the fighting, which took place in a mountainous region that is important for drug trafficking.... Elsewhere, seven members of the Clan del Golfo-also known as the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia( AGC)-were killed when troops assaulted one of their camps in Choco province.... Colombia's army seized long-range weapons, ammunition and communications equipment during the assault,

BOGOTA( Reuters)-Murders of human rights and community activists in Colombia were down to 78 in the first half of the year, the country's human rights ombudsman said on Wednesday, but the attacks persist. The killing of activists is a top problem for the Andean country, with President Ivan Duque vowing he will not rest in the fight against those responsible amid criticism little concrete action has been taken." Though there was a decrease in the quantity of homicides, from 90 in the first half o

" The political popularity of Francia Marquez was part of a trend in Colombia where the population is looking for a change and where socio-environmental issues are becoming more and more relevant," she said....

Over the last three years, his unit has detected 14 adaptations made to increase productivity.... Some adaptations produce between four and six harvests a year, instead of a traditional three.It is unclear if cartels prefer a specific modification. More than half the cocaine leaves Colombia along its Pacific coast, security forces said.... A key cartel alliance in the region is with the FARC dissidents, said Colonel Jaime Zambrano, head of the 4th Marine Infantry Brigade, as he rode a boat thr

TORIBíO, COLOMBIA( AFP)-As the sound of gunfire erupts near her office, Ms Celia Umenza takes the briefest of pauses from discussing her battle against farming expansion and mining that threaten indigenous land and water in Colombia. Death is a constant companion for indigenous defenders of nature in the violence-ridden country, and Ms Umenza has already survived three attempts on her life. While speaking to AFP, bursts of gunfire and explosions reverberate in the mountains near her office in To

Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia's presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country's history.Mr Petro beat construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez with an unexpectedly wide margin of some 716, 890 votes.... The two had been technically tied in polling ahead of the vote. The left winger, a former mayor of capital Bogota and current senator, has pledged to fight inequality with free uni

CALI, Colombia – UN chief Antonio Guterres on Oct 20 urged “ significant investment ” in a fund created to safeguard earth’s biodiversity as he addressed delegates to the world’s biggest nature protection conference in Cali, Colombia. The meeting, which officially opens on Oct 21, had a ceremonial kick-off with Cali on high alert after threats from a guerrilla group.Mr Guterres made a video address to guests gathered for the event taking place under the protection of thousands of Colombian polic

“ People practically used their tongues to clean his boots.” Sonja ran away from home and was soon pregnant, admitting she “ broke my mum’s heart but I’m respected now ”.... Another was found dead. Sonja tells Marianna she ordered the kidnapping as part of a “ recruitment ” drive, where young boys are abducted and forced to become narco-soldiers. Asked if the remaining teens were alive, Sonja answered: “ If they say yes, we send them to the troop.... 5 In the first episode, she visits a meth l