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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:49:09 +0000Constitutional Court suspends CNE investigation against Petro
Colombia’s Constitutional Court suspended an ongoing National Electoral Council (CNE) investigation against President Gustavo Petro and his 2022 campaign. Petro has requested the court to shut down the investigation, claiming…
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:49:41 +0000Petro lifts State of Exception in northeast Colombia
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro lifted the State of Exception that was declared in northeast Colombia in response to a guerrilla offensive that displaced thousands in January. The decree that declared…
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Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:17:33 +0000Colombia’s former foreign minister lashes out at Petro
Colombia’s former Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva published an open letter in which he suggested President Gustavo Petro was addicted to drugs. In the four-page letter, which was published on social…
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Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:37:54 +0000Colombia’s government presents questions for labor reform referendum
Colombia’s interior minister presented the questions for a referendum on a labor reform that was struck down by a Senate commission earlier this year. The 12 questions of the referendum…
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Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:42:14 +0000Colombia plans to spend at least $140M on yellow fever emergency response
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Monday that the government plans to spend at least $140 million to fight a yellow fever outbreak in the country. Obtaining, and administering, the necessary…
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:14:02 +0000Germany and Colombia sign Migration Partnership aimed at curbing asylum claims
Germany and Colombia have signed a joint declaration to expand legal migration and curb irregular flows. The agreement aims to reduce asylum claims and promote labour, education, and training opportunities for Colombians, amid Germany's push to fill ...
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:46:24 +0000Ex-Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva claims Petro has a drug problem
In a respectful, yet unapologetic letter to President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's former Foreign Minister, Álvaro Leyva Durán expressed his deep disappointment in the current adminstration and blames the leftist leader's "erratic behaviour" on substa...
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:30:50 +0000Bogotá’s ARTBO Weekend returns with expansive city circuits and focus on Contemporary Art
ARTBO Weekend returns to Bogotá from April 25–27 with 86 exhibition spaces, six city circuits, and over 150 free events, transforming the capital into a hub of contemporary art, design, and editorial innovation
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:11:32 +0000Colombia’s Petro delivers offhand remark regarding U.S visa status
Colombia's Gustavo Petro has once again stirred controversy with the United States after claiming that the Department of State may have revoked his travel visa.
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:00:07 +0000Seeds of Memory: MAMU tributes Colombia’s Biodiversity and Food Sovereignty
The Banco de la República’s Semana de las Semillas (Seed Week), held April 21–26 at MAMU in Bogotá, highlights seed preservation as biocultural heritage. Events in Santa Marta, Quibdó, and Buenaventura celebrate ancestral food traditions, agro...