Trump cancels trip to Colombia and Peru amid twin crisis
US President Donald Trump canceled his upcoming trip to Peru and Colombia on Monday amid problems in Syria and an FBI raid of his personal lawyer’s office. It would have… The post Trump cancels trip to...
View ArticleSantos meets with FARC leader to calm demobilized guerrillas’ nerves
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos met with the leader of the FARC on Wednesday in an attempt to calm the demobilized guerrillas’ nerves over the possible extradition of one of their… The post...
View ArticleHow Santos is trying to save Colombia’s peace process
President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday approved emergency measures to prevent the collapse of Colombia's peace process and curb a surge in violence. The post How Santos is trying to save Colombia’s...
View ArticleWar on drugs must end ‘if we want to protect peace in Colombia’: Santos
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos made an “urgent call” to the international community on Tuesday to end repressive drug policies “if we want to protect peace in Colombia.” Speaking at… The post...
View ArticleHuman rights groups call on Colombia’s election candidates to address Venezuela
Human rights defenders on Wednesday called on Colombia’s presidential candidates to better address how they intend to deal with the growing influx of migrants from Venezuela. The director of the… The...
View ArticleSantos denies Colombia’s peace process is falling apart
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos fiercely defended his administration’s management of a peace process with demobilized FARC guerrillas after a crisis meeting with his cabinet. The meeting...
View ArticleColombia will not recognize Venezuela elections: Santos
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday he will not recognize the elections in Venezuela on Sunday. According to Santos, the elections that are expected to see the re-election… The post...
View ArticleSantos denies election rigging in Colombia
According to Colombia's president, the "extreme left" is inventing fraud claims. The post Santos denies election rigging in Colombia appeared first on Colombia News | Colombia Reports.
View ArticleDays before vote, Santos calls emergency meeting over election fraud claims
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday agreed to investigate piling election fraud accusations a day after rejecting the fraud claims as “extreme left” inventions. Santos said he would...
View ArticleColombia will not participate in NATO Wars: Santos
Colombia’s president declared on Monday that the South American country would not “participate in NATO military operations,” after it partnered with the North American “freedom and security” global...
View ArticleAdvancing Colombia’s peace process is ‘commitment to international...
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos told European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday that his country’s peace process is “a commitment to the international community.” While visiting the EP in...
View ArticleSantos to leave office with one of the worst approval ratings ever
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos is likely to leave office in August with one of the lowest approval ratings in the history of polling. According to the latest poll, carried… The post Santos to...
View ArticleSantos defends Colombia’s cocaine reduction strategy as production soars
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday defended his country’s efforts to fight drug trafficking as the US released record cocaine production numbers. Santos, who will leave office on August...
View ArticleColombia to resume aerial fumigation of coca, this time with drones
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday said that his country will use drones to return to the aerial fumigation of coca, the base ingredient of cocaine. The country’s government and court...
View ArticleSantos congratulates ‘AMLO’ for winning Mexico’s elections
Colombia’s outgoing President Juan Manuel Santos congratulated Andres Manuel Lopez on Sunday for winning presidential elections in Mexico. According to exit polls cited by the BBC, the leftist...
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Santos’ last-ditch effort to save Colombia’s peace process
Under national and international pressure, Colombia’s outgoing president Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday announced increased efforts to curb the killing of social leaders. Santos announced his response...
View ArticleSantos could be Colombia’s best president ever (duélale a quien le duela)
Outgoing President Juan Manuel Santos is possibly the best of all the terrible presidents Colombia has had. The South American country has a history of electing incompetent presidents, partly because...
View ArticleColombia and Venezuela clash over Maduro ‘assassination attempt’
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos “is behind the attack,” his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro said Saturday after a rally was rocked by explosions. Video footage from Saturday’s political...
View ArticleDuque enters presidency with historically low approval: Gallup Colombia
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque entered his presidency with historically low approval ratings, a Gallup Colombia poll showed Thursday. Duque, sworn into office in early August, finished the month with...
View ArticleSantos strikes back at Uribe with book about Colombia’s peace process
A book by Colombia’s former President Juan Manuel Santos that is set to be released on Tuesday has fueled the fury of supporters of his controversial predecessor, former President Alvaro Uribe. In...
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