Colombia
8 Nov
The main FARC dissident group has suspended peace talks with the Colombian government. However, it's maintaining a bilateral ceasefire until the end of the year.
5 Nov
Hippos brought over to Colombia by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s have turned into a significant threat to local residents and native wildlife.
4 Nov
The world sees up to 100 million cases and 22,000 deaths due to dengue every year. Researchers may have found a way to cut those numbers significantly.
25 Sep
Four Colombian soldiers were killed in the fighting with the FARC splinter group. The clash took place in an important coca producing region.
5 Sep
In a renewed attempt to broker peace, Colombia's leftist President Petro agreed on a ceasefire with an armed dissident group. The EMC is a splinter group that rejected the 2016 deal broadly honored by the larger FARC.
17 Jul
Authorities said the children who spent more than 40 days in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash in early May are doing well now. They appeared emaciated in photos taken shortly after they were found.
21 May
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has had to backtrack on his claim that four Indigenous children — missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash — had been found alive in the Amazon.
17 May
Colombia's hippos are a threat to the country's ecosystem and its people. Here's how a drug lord's pet project turned into a major problem.
14 May
Recent deadly riots in Medellin during a local football game between Atletico Nacional and Independiente have been fueling debate about fan violence. Clubs have called for tougher penalties and cultural change.
30 Apr
Once considered by many as the de facto leader of Venezuela, Juan Guaido was accused by Colombian authorities of entering the country illegally.
20 Apr
Thirty media outlets in the Forbidden Stories consortium of investigative journalists, including FRANCE 24, are continuing the work of Colombian journalist Rafael Moreno, who was murdered in October 2022. In particular, Moreno was investigating Cerro Matoso, an open-pit nickel mine in Colombia's northern Córdoba region.
17 Mar
A powerful explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia has claimed at least 11 lives and left 10 more workers trapped in the mine.