WHEN Gustavo Petro entered office in August 2022 as Colombia’s first ever progressive president, he was under no illusions as ...

Colombia’s human rights watchdog is reporting that 215 human rights advocates were killed last year, the highest death toll since a peace accord was signed with leftist rebels in 2016. José Ricaurte ...

BOGOTA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Colombia was the deadliest country for environmentalists in 2022, with at least 60 environmental and land rights defenders killed there, British advocacy group Global ...

Cocaine production in Colombia has reached record highs for the fourth consecutive year, potentially outpacing oil as the top export. President Gustavo Petro faces intense criticism as crime rates ...

Illegal mining grew 11% in southern Colombia in 2022. A recent report analyzing alluvial gold mining in Colombia suggests that the role of organized crime groups in this industry is larger than ...

BOGOTA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Colombia's government is looking to cut deforestation to 140,000 hectares (345,947 acres) a year by 2026, despite international agreements eyeing greater reductions, due to ...

BOGOTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Poverty levels in Colombia declined slightly in 2022, according to a report from the government's DANE statistics agency, although the proportion of people living in ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Colombia is negotiating the purchase of 16 Rafale multirole fighter jets for its Air Force, a deal potentially worth $3.15 billion, according to a news release from the country’s ...

Colombia’s economy delivered an unexpected boost in the third quarter of 2025, expanding 3.6% year-on-year, well above market expectations and marking its fastest pace of growth in three years.