Alvaró Uribe resigns as Supreme Court continues to investigate former president on charges of “bribery and procedural fraud”

Former Colombian President Alvaró Uribe resigned from the Colombian Congress yesterday in a decision that has sent political shockwaves through the...

Mockus Moons: Former Mayor of Bogotá faces congressional censure following bare-cheeked protest

25 years after Senator Antanus Mockus famously pulled down his pants and mooned the audience at Universidad Nacional, the former Mayor of Bogotá has...

As influx of Venezuelan migrants continues into Colombia, USAID promises more financial assistance

[caption id="attachment_31237" align="aligncenter" width="651"] Colombia/Venezuela border. Thousands make the daily journey across Simon Bolivar...

President Santos’ historic address welcomes newly installed FARC members of Congress

[caption id="attachment_31225" align="aligncenter" width="706"] Image still courtesy of Youtube[/caption] Today President Juan Manuel Santos...

Nairo Quintana creeps into eighth place in Tour de France

[caption id="attachment_31219" align="aligncenter" width="444"] Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintano. Image courtesy of Wikicommons[/caption] On a day...

Should coca be commercialised?

A new study by Open Society Foundations has made the case for the industrialisation of coca, the plant from which cocaine is made. The Bogotá Post...

Short film “They’re Killing Us” illuminates the perilous work of social leaders in Colombia

[caption id="attachment_31088" align="aligncenter" width="721"] Film still from They're Killing Us courtesy of Emily Wright and Tom...

Petro campaigner Ana María Cortes killed, marking 98th death of a social leader in Colombia in 2018 alone

[caption id="attachment_30983" align="aligncenter" width="597"] Image from Twitter/JovenesConPetro[/caption] Ana María Cortes, a human rights...

What went wrong? Six reasons why England sent Colombia home

[caption id="attachment_30952" align="aligncenter" width="698"] Photo by Arjun Harindranath.[/caption] Anyone can miss a penalty. So it would be...

Cocaine production in Colombia hits record high according to White House Report

A new White House Report issued by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) claims that cocaine production hit record highs in 2017....