Tag: Colombia
Colombia: pro and anti-government rallies on National Day
A series of demonstrations rock Colombia: on the one hand, opponents of the left-wing government and on the other pro-government activists. It has become a political strategy for both sides,…
Maritime disputes: ICJ rejects Nicaragua’s claim against Colombia
Colombia wins a narrow victory against Nicaragua before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The judges of this United Nations body rejected a request by Managua to extend its maritime…
confusion around the announcement of the death of Ivan Marquez, ex-number 2 of the Farc
In Colombia, there is confusion after the announcement of the death of a dissident Farc leader: Ivan Marquez. The former number 2 of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia had…
Colombia and Venezuela sign an agreement to search for the missing on their border
Leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro is continuing his political rapprochement with neighboring country Venezuela. After the reopening of the borders between the two countries, it is now an unprecedented cooperation…
Colombia honors missing search dog with medal
Colombian President Gustavo Petro awarded 86 medals to soldiers, indigenous volunteers and officials involved in the search for the four missing children in the Amazon, who were found alive 40…
Colombia: how were 4 children able to survive 40 days in the jungle?
News Published on 06/13/2023 at 7:22 p.m. Updated 06/13/2023 at 7:22 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Victims of a plane crash on May 1 in Colombia, 4 children were found alive…
Their plane crashed, they fought for 40 days in the forest for life and death… Tragic words from those children: “I’m hungry, my mother died…”
On May 1, a woman named Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, a mother of 4, was traveling in a Cessna 206 type plane with her children, and a terrible accident occurred. Valencia,…
The children who went missing after the plane crash in Colombia have been found alive
The children were missing in the rainforest for over a month. According to the news agency Reuters, soldiers, firefighters and civil aviation authorities participated in rescuing the children. The children…
Colombia stops hunting guerrilla leaders
The decision is said to have come after a request from President Gustavo Petro. For more than 50 years, Colombia has been plagued by armed conflicts between the state and…
Colombia: what hope of finding four children who have been missing for a month in the jungle?
The chances of finding the four children who survived a plane crash in the Colombian jungle on May 1 seem slim. The wreckage of the small plane – a Cessna…