Colombia

Prosecutors arrested 13 suspects and asked Colombia’s Supreme Court to investigate seven (former) governors over their alleged involvement in the embezzlement of COP3 trillion ($941 million). The arrests and the investigation requests are related to the public-private partnership Sierra Nevada Mixed Fund, which was created by Martin Zuleta (U Party) and […]

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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and data analysts presented evidence suggesting that President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella won the election through the mass manipulation of tally sheets. During a two-hour presentation, Petro claimed that almost all tally sheets that had been shared with his political party, the Historic Pact “lacked the Hash […]

Colombia’s far-right President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella said that he won’t allow his country’s left to “destabilize democracy” through civil disobedience against his US citizenship. In his weekly address to the nation, De la Espriella stressed that after Friday he will be president and “with the force of the constitution and the law” […]

Colombia’s far-right President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella assumes office on Friday, after elections with a razor-thin margin. He brings with him promises to wield “iron fist” policies against non-state armed groups (NSAGs) and organized criminal organizations in the country. He has also promised to dismantle ongoing peace talks initiated by […]

The coming four years will probably be the toughest yet and I will need your support to keep Colombia’s longest-living news source alive. The Espriella administration will be the third far-right government I have reported on since I started Colombia Reports in 2008. I expect the incoming government to be the worst because it seeks The post Colombia […]

Eight kilometres beyond the whitewashed streets and polished boutiques of Villa de Leyva, the traffic fades into birdsong and the landscape begins to exhale. The road winds through vineyards, olive groves, patchwork fields and ochre hills before arriving at one of Colombia’s most quietly extraordinary places: the Monastery of Santo Ecce Homo in […]

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to attend the inauguration of Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo De La Espriella on August 7, a ceremony that will make history as the country’s first presidential transfer of power to be held outside Bogotá. The inauguration will take place at 3:00 p.m. at the Arena USC on the

President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has apparently given up trying to be sworn in before the military and asked Congress to allow the ceremony to take place in Cali, Colombia’s third largest city. In an address to the nation, De la Espriella said Sunday that volcanic activity made travel to Popayan, the capital of Cauca, The post De la Espriella […]

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Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo De la Espriella announced Sunday, a sweeping overhaul of the country’s diplomatic network, pledging to close 14 embassies and 15 consulates. He also pledged to sever diplomatic relations with Cuba and Nicaragua, and redirect budget cuts toward security and public investment after taking office on August 7. In a video […]

Colombia’s immigration authority has denied entry to nearly 19,000 foreign nationals since President Gustavo Petro took office in August 2022, citing national security concerns, immigration violations, fraudulent documentation and other legal grounds, according to figures released Monday by Migración Colombia. The government said 18,994 foreigners were […]

Medellin will be the home of the US-led “Shield of the Americas” security program, according to Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella and Mayor Federico Gutierrez. At a meeting with authorities from the Antioquia province, De la Espriella and Gutierrez agreed that Colombia’s second largest city is the “head of the snake of drug […]

Colombia’s government agreed to declare a national emergency over the consequences of El Niño, a climate phenomenon that is expected to bring extreme drought in December. According to the government’s environmental institute, IDEAM, this year’s Niño could become the worst since the 1950’s and will peak between November 2026 an March 2027. During a […]

Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro used his final Independence Day address to Congress on Monday to question the legitimacy of Colombia’s presidential election, accuse the United States of imposing the country’s next leader and urge supporters to prepare mass protests if the incoming government reverses his reforms. The speech, delivered less […]