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Colombia’s Congressional elections this Sunday, March 8 are critical, as they will determine the legislators responsible for shaping the country’s laws over the next four years.

The Colombian government agreed to purchase 3 million hectares of land from ranchers to boost its agrarian reform in the framework of the Peace Agreement. But this task will most probably be passed to the next governments.

Secretary of State Blinken pledged US support for implementation of the ethnic chapter of the 2016 Peace Accords.

The two discussed antinarcotics, Venezuelan & Cuban relations, the Peace Process, immigration, and human rights.

The court had previously ruled indigenous groups were exempt but expanded their ruling to include NARP members in response to a motion filed by ethnic leaders

Espinosa, who won the Latin America's Best Female Chef Award in 2017, is renowned for her pioneering work to revive Colombian culinary traditions and for using food to promote cultural and social development in indigenous, afro-descendant, and rural communities.

Yesterday, almost 100 members of the US Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking him to put additional pressure on Colombian President Ivan Duque to implement the 2016 Peace Accords signed by previous President Juan Manuel Santos, and also to reverse the...

Mercury contamination caused by illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon is threatening the welfare of Indigenous communities who are now seeking legal action against the government. Late last year, a group of affected Indigenous communities presented a lawsuit against the government...

Quibdó is the capital of Chocó, Colombia’s largest Pacific-Coast department that is too often neglected by Colombia’s central government when it comes to investment, security and development. Though poverty-stricken and lacking development, Chocó is known for its natural beauty,...

On November 21, massive protests took place throughout Colombia; the largest at least since 1977, over 40 years ago. Though limited labor union strikes and university student protests are fairly common in Colombia, this was a public action unseen in Colombia for at least two...