Colombian

Quatre ans après l'engagement du président, ses successeurs potentiels sont divisés sur la manière de faire face à la recrudescence des attaques de guérilla. L'accord de paix historique de 2016 entre le gouvernement colombien et la plus grande armée d'insurgés d'Amérique latine a réussi à certains égards : les Forces armées révolutionnaires de Colombie (Farc) ont accepté de déposer les armes, et la violence qui ravageait le pays a été considérablement réduite. Mais l'accord à lui seul n'a pu mettre fin définitivement au conflit armé qui dure depuis des décennies. Les administrations suivantes ont freiné la mise en œuvre de l'accord, qui a été rejeté par des dissidents des Farc et d'autres factions rebelles. Continuer la lecture...

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...