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At least four women denounced a “systematic structure of sexual harassment and violence” that supports one of the leftist candidates in Colombia’s presidential race, Carlos Caicedo, according to radio station La FM. According to the radio station, Caicedo and some of his closest aides habitually harassed women when the presidential candidate was the […]

Colombia and Ecuador have started exchanging trade retaliations after Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced a 30% “security” tariff on imports from Colombia, escalating tensions between Andean neighbours over border security cooperation. Noboa said the measure would take effect on Feb. 1 and would remain in place until Colombia shows “real […]

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa surprisingly announced 30% “security tariffs” on imports from Colombia, citing a lack of cooperation in combating drug trafficking and illegal mining. In a post on social media platform X, Noboa said that “we have made real efforts to cooperate with Colombia, even with a trade deficit that exceeds $1 billion […]

The Bogotá mayoralty has declared the tender process for the construction of the capital’s second metro line void after no bids were submitted by the deadline, Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán said on Tuesday, highlighting ongoing challenges facing Colombia’s most ambitious infrastructure project. Galán said none of the prequalified consortia presented […]

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was “no going back” on his goal to bring Greenland under U.S. control, refusing to rule out the use of force and escalating tensions with European allies already bracing for a renewed transatlantic trade dispute. Trump’s remarks followed a series of social media posts featuring AI-generated images,

A federal jury in the United States has awarded coal producer Drummond Company Inc. $256 million after finding that a prominent human-rights attorney and his associates orchestrated a campaign of false accusations linking the company to paramilitary violence in Colombia. The verdict, delivered on January 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern […]

Colombia’s presidential race has entered poll season with a revealing snapshot from Noticias RCN and Spanish firm GAD3 that points to an election defined less by early frontrunners than by who can consolidate votes after March’s inter-party consultations. At first glance, Historic Pact senator Iván Cepeda appears comfortably ahead. The RCN poll places […]

A major battle between two rival guerrilla organizations in southern Colombia left 26 suspected fighters dead, according to the regional army commander said Monday. Authorities were able to recover the bodies of the suspected guerrillas around La Paz, a township on the border of the Amazon jungle in the Guaviare province. Local organizations and regional […]

More than half of Colombia’s governors said Thursday that they will not comply with an emergency decree that increased taxes on alcohol and tobacco to fill the national government’s $4.3 billion (COP16 trillion) budget gap. Following a meeting that was organized by the National Federation of Departments, 17 of the 32 governors decided that they The […]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has made Gaza the moral centerpiece of his foreign policy. Since the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks, he has devoted extraordinary political capital to denouncing Israel, questioning its right to self-defense, and framing the Gaza war as a singular global emergency. He summoned “Free Palestine” marches, spent […]

Beatriz González, one of Latin America’s most influential contemporary artists, whose boldly colored, deliberately unrefined paintings and installations confronted Colombia’s long history of political violence, public mourning and social inequality – while also reshaping the country’s most important public art collection – died on Jan. 9, 2026, […]

Colombia’s justice minister said that evidence suggests that the Defense Ministry used Israeli spyware Pegasus to hack his phone in the second half of last year. In a post on social media platform X, acting Justice Minister Andres Idarraga said that his phone was hacked while he was investigating corruption in the military as President The post Pegasus: […]

The demise of former President Alvaro Uribe has deflated chances of right-wing parties to win March’s congressional elections, and the presidential elections in May and June. Make sure to support Colombia Reports as a paid subscriber or with a one-time donation. Richard (Colombia Calling) and Adriaan (Colombia Reports) discuss how the gradual demise of […]

For much of the past decade, Colombia built a reputation as one of travel’s great value destinations: culturally rich, visually stunning, and refreshingly affordable. A strong U.S. dollar, competitive hotel rates, and inexpensive food and transport helped turn cities like Medellín and Cartagena into global favorites, while smaller destinations thrived on […]