Fears in Chocó that FARC dissidents’ arrival will worsen humanitarian crisis

Government meeting in Condoto, Chocó. Image credit: Alfie Pannell Quibdó, Colombia – Local officials, community leaders and residents in...

Trump funding freeze deals blow to Colombia’s security forces

Colombian National Police's Aerial Service. Image credit: Policía Nacional de los colombianos via Flickr. A large portion of Colombia’s...

Petro: Year One

A year after the election of Gustavo Petro as Colombia’s first ever leftist leader, what’s the verdict? In 2022, Colombia elected Gustavo...

From the frontline to the production line: the ex-Farc fighters making backpacks for peace

La Montaña aims to give demobilised fighters economic opportunities in the face of government let-downs.  Display of La Montaña products in...

Iván Mordisco: back from the dead

The reappearance of the FARC EMC guerrilla leader, armed to the teeth, spooks the Colombian peace process. Call it an Easter surprise: shortly...

Juan Manuel Santos: Saint or sinner?

[caption id="attachment_31438" align="alignnone" width="696"] "Thank you for your trust. Thank you for your support. And huge thanks for your...

Christmas after Christmas: How a Colombian ad exec helped demobilize guerrillas by advertising peace

In 2000, about 30,000 guerrillas were operating in Colombia and between 2006 and 2014 approximately 18,000 of them demobilized in part due to the...

No criminal record for small-scale illicit crop farmers, proposes new bill

[caption id="attachment_24928" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Forgiving bill considered for coca, marijuana or poppy farmers. Photo: Anthony Tong...

Vivamos este Sueño: Inviting Colombians to dream

[caption id="attachment_21382" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Alejandra Gaviria speak at the Vivamos este Sueño event as Humberto de la Calle and...

ELN negotiations: One step forward, two steps back

[caption id="attachment_20440" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Despite various setbacks, the government and the ELN continue to talk in the search...