Colombian

Cuatro años después de la promesa del presidente, sus posibles sucesores están divididos sobre cómo abordar los crecientes ataques de guerrilla. El histórico acuerdo de paz de 2016 entre el gobierno de Colombia y el ejército insurgente más grande de Latin America tuvo éxito en algunos aspectos: las Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) acordaron deponer sus armas y la violencia que había azotado al país se redujo sustancialmente. Pero el acuerdo por sí solo no pudo poner fin al conflicto armado de décadas de forma definitiva. Las administraciones posteriores ralentizaron la implementación del acuerdo, el cual fue rechazado por disidentes de Farc y otras facciones rebeldes. Continuar leyendo...

Cargo plane carrying between 80 and 110 soldiers crashes shortly after takeoff in southern Amazon regionScores of Colombian soldiers are feared dead after military transport plane crashed on takeoff in the south of the country.The defense minister, Pedro Sánchez, said the accident happened as the Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 plane was taking off from Puerto Leguízamo, deep in Colombia’s southern Amazon region on the border with Peru, as it transported troops from the armed forces.More details soon … Continue reading...

Relations deteriorate as Gustavo Petro claims government of Trump ally Daniel Noboa bombing targets in ColombiaPresident Gustavo Petro has accused Ecuador of bombing targets inside Colombian territory, saying later that the burned remains of nearly 30 people had been found near the border, in a sharp deterioration in relations between the two neighbouring countries.The Colombian leader said on Tuesday that an attack which had left “27 charred bodies” did not appear to have been carried out by Colombia’s own forces or any illegal armed groups which he said do not have armed planes. Continue reading...