The Latest Breaking News from Colombia

Former Trek-Segafredo and IAM Cycling rider rejoins peloton after his four-year band expires

Thirty media outlets in the Forbidden Stories consortium of investigative journalists, including FRANCE 24, are continuing the work of Colombian journalist Rafael Moreno, who was murdered in October 2022. In particular, Moreno was investigating Cerro Matoso, an open-pit nickel mine in Colombia's northern Córdoba region. For 40 years, its operation…

San Vicente del Caguán (Colombia) (AFP) - An armed dissident group of Colombia's disbanded FARC guerrillas said Sunday it was ready to start peace talks with the government next month in an apparent boost for leftist President Gustavo Petro's quest for "total peace."

President Joe Biden is hosting Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House for talks next week

Washington (AFP) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro will travel to Washington next week for his first meeting with President Joe Biden, the two countries announced Friday, as the longstanding US ally charts a new course under its first leftist leader.

Colombian and Mexican specialists among 18 arrested in operation against ‘sophisticated’ enterprise

More than 400,000 migrants could cross the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama with Colombia this year, the United Nations said on Friday, well up from nearly 250,000 in 2022 as the number of people making the journey surged over recent months.

Deal with Colombia and Panama aims to halt refugees crossing the lawless jungle region, but some say dangers will only increase

Two U.N. groups say the number of migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama could soar to as many as 400,000 this year