Since the weekend, peace talks between the Colombian government and the last active guerrilla fighting group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), have been taking place in the municipality of Puerto Rondon near the Venezuela border. These negotiations are part of leftist President Gustavo Petro’s commitment to achieving “total peace” in Colombia, which also involves discussions … Read more
Colombia’s President says eight police officers were killed. It is the most significant assault on public security personnel. The ELN, the last rebel organisation still active in Colombia, has resumed communication with Petro. According to President Gustavo Petro, eight police officers were killed by an explosives attack on Friday in southwest Colombia. “I strongly reject … Read more
An explosion killed four people in the Colombian town of Cartagena del Chaira. A driver, a mother, and a three-year-old child were killed. The attack was carried out by former guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents. A blast killed four people in the Cartagena del Chaira town of Colombia in the … Read more
