Colombia will be conducting peace talks with the ELN rebel group, and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said his government will act as a "guarantor" between the two sides.
Even though a former leftist rebel is now sitting as the duly-elected president of Colombia, the country still has rebellions going all around. Now, the country has suffered its deadliest ambush since former rebel Gustavo Petro came into office.
The new leftist government of Colombia is planning an overhaul of the policy concerning illegal drugs but said this will not include legalizing cocaine.
Colombia President Gustavo Petro and his wife, Veronica Alcocer, had been together for almost 20 years. Get to know the new first lady of the Andean country.
Colombia's new president Gustavo Petro has issued calls for a new strategy when addressing the drug trafficking issue in the country, adding that the war on drugs was a failure.
Former rebel Gustavo Petro has triumphed over millionaire real estate mogul Rodolfo Hernández during Colombia elections, taking 50.47% of the votes, according to the South American country's election authorities.
As Colombia presidential election 2022 nears, polls are suggesting that former rebel Gustavo Petro is seen to be the favorite to win in May after he secured the nomination of the left-wing Historic Pact Coalition.
In Colombia the populist form of artistic expression is seeing an increase. Murals have long been a preferred way for Latin American artists to voice their political opinions, and right now in Colombia, Colombia is seeing an increase in the populist form of artistic expression, according to The Associated Press.
