Celebration, shock and scepticism follow Colombia’s presidential election
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella beat left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the first round, upending expectations.
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Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’ plan: A failure or unfinished business for Petro?
As Colombia prepares to elect a new president, candidates are debating the legacy of Gustavo Petro’s signature policy.
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Colombia’s voters will decide between ‘two visions for the country’
Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Bogota.
Published On 29 May 2026
Colombia’s first left-wing gov’t has reduced poverty, but has pile of debt
A big challenge for Colombia’s next president will be how to reduce country’s debt without sacrificing social gains.
‘I always hear them before I see them’: Drones strike fear in Colombia
Armed groups have taken the conflict to the skies by making greater use of cheap, widely available drone technology.
Two presidential campaign staffers killed in Colombia as elections near
Rights office says the violence could hinder ‘exercise of political rights’ ahead of May vote to replace Gustavo Petro.
Red Cross says people displaced by conflict in Colombia doubled last year
Annual report by ICRC finds worsening conditions for Colombian civilians amid continued fighting between armed groups.
US military kills two people in new eastern Pacific Ocean attack
The killings mark the third attack in May alone by the US military in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Holders Flamengo see Copa Libertadores match abandoned amid crowd trouble
The match in Colombia, hosted by Independiente Medellin, was twice interrupted by violence before being called off.
Aerial view of Playa Blanca beach in Santa Marta, Magdalena department, Colombia. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
An Arhuaco Indigenous man stands on the beach at the Kutunsama Indigenous Reservation in Tayrona National Natural Park, Magdalena department. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
A person selling inflatable floats walks along the beach in Santa Marta. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
Self-Defence Forces of the Sierra Nevada demand a share of the earnings of hotels, tour bus companies and local Indigenous communities. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
Police guard the entrance to Tayrona National Natural Park in the Magdalena department. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
Kogui Governor Atanasio Moscote Gil (L) crafts a poporo, a traditional gourd used by Indigenous peoples to mix coca leaves with lime, in Palmor, Magdalena department. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
Arhuaco Indigenous women at the Kutunsama Indigenous Reserve in Tayrona National Natural Park. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
In February, the government closed Tayrona National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site overlooking the Caribbean, for more than two weeks following threats against park rangers, allegedly issued by the ACSN. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
Aerial view of the Kutunsama Indigenous Reserve. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
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Nine workers killed in Colombia coal mine explosion
The national mining agency had warned weeks earlier that a buildup of gases at the mine could become dangerous.
