Colombia’s government said it will declare a state of emergency in the event that renewed US attacks on Venezuela triggers a new wave of violence or a refugee crisis in the border region. The possible state of emergency would take effect in the...

Dear patron / subscriber, The coming year could become one of the most interesting in the almost 18-year history of Colombia Reports. In March, Colombia will take to the polls to elect a new Congress, and presidential elections are set to be held in ...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro called for emergency meets of the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS) after the United States apparently carried out air strikes in Venezuela. In a series of posts on social media...

Colombia’s government assumed one of the 10 non-permanent members seats at the United Nations Security Council. Until the end of 2027, Colombia’s ambassador will play a significant role in the UN’s most powerful organ. In a press st...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announced a 23% minimum wage hike, the biggest since the 1980’s. In an address to the nation, Petro said that the increase from $380 (COP1,425,500) to $466 (COP1,750,905) sought to further boost the popu...

The frontrunner in Colombia’s election race, Senator Ivan Cepeda, said “state intelligence agencies” were behind a campaign to smear him. In a video published on the social media platform X, Cepeda denounced an AI-generated recordin...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and many of his followers want to organize a constituent assembly to overcome what they call a “structural institutional blockade” of popular reforms. In a post on social media platform Twitter, Pe...

Paloma Valencia is a Colombian politician, lawyer, and presidential candidate for the far-right Democratic Center (CD). Child of political elites Valencia was born on January 19th, 1978, into two powerful families in Popayan, Cauca. Through her grand...

Evidence released by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed ties between Colombia’s former President Andres Pastrana and late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a partial release of the so-called Epstein Files, the DOJ released a...

Colombia’s government will declare an economic emergency in response to the Senate’s refusal to approve the finance bill that sought to secure the revenue needed for the 2026 budget. The Senate decision left a $4.2 billion (COP16.3 billio...