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Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration has quietly ditched a key gauge used …

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Colombia armed groups confining people to homes, communities: NRC
2 years, 1 month ago

Colombia armed groups confining people to homes, communities: NRC

Al Jazeera  

Norwegian Refugee Council calls for ‘lasting peace’ to end restrictions on freedom of movement across Colombia. The NRC said on Thursday that millions of people are affected by six “ongoing non-international armed conflicts” in which armed groups use confinement “to exert control over isolated communities and territories that are often used for illicit activities”. “We call on the Colombian government …

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Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president in historic shift
2 years, 4 months ago

Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president in historic shift

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and bring peace to a country long haunted by bloody feuds between the government, drug traffickers and rebel groups. On Sunday, he said Colombia was getting a “second chance” to tackle violence and poverty and promised that his government would implement economic policies that …

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Colombia’s next defence minister faces ‘a hell of a fight’
2 years, 4 months ago

Colombia’s next defence minister faces ‘a hell of a fight’

Al Jazeera  

Bogota, Colombia – Ivan Velasquez first made a name for himself as a prosecutor in Medellin in the 1990s, when he reportedly refused to accept a briefcase of money from Pablo Escobar to drop investigations into the drug lord’s life of luxury in prison. He will take office amid a host of security challenges: rising violence in rural areas with …

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Afro-Colombian politician tapped as ambassador to Washington
2 years, 5 months ago

Afro-Colombian politician tapped as ambassador to Washington

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A veteran Afro-Colombian politician who studied in the Soviet Union and fled his homeland after being kidnapped by a paramilitary group has been tapped to become Colombia’s first Black ambassador to the United States. In a brief message posted on Twitter on Tuesday, leftist President elect Gustavo Petro wrote that Luis Gilberto Murillo would take Colombia’s most important …

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Colombian voters elect country’s first Black vice president
2 years, 6 months ago

Colombian voters elect country’s first Black vice president

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — As Colombia’s voters put aside a longtime antipathy to leftists and chose one as their new president, they also carved out another milestone — electing the country’s first Black vice president. “She’s completely different than any another person that’s ever had a vice presidency in Colombia,” said Gimena Sanchez, the Andes director for the Washington Office on …

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The controversial ‘Tik Tok King’ vying for Colombia’s presidency
2 years, 6 months ago

The controversial ‘Tik Tok King’ vying for Colombia’s presidency

Al Jazeera  

Rodolfo Hernandez shocked Colombia by finishing second in first round of voting and is now within reach of top post. “Hernandez was not seen as a viable contender until three weeks before the first round,” Sergio Guzman, a political analyst and director of the Colombia Risk Analysis consultancy group, told Al Jazeera. “ is a work in progress, he’s in …

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