Top politicians from Norte de Santander oppose extension to State of Internal Commotion

Gustavo Petro in Catatumbo. Image credit: @infopresidencia via X. Cúcuta, Colombia – Multiple senior politicians representing Norte de...

2025 in Colombia: A year for surprises?

In what could well be a turbulent year, Colombia has little in the way of big events for 2025, but a number of things bubbling away under the...

Colombia’s Finance Minister resigns amid corruption scandal

Ricardo Bonilla. Image credit: Fotografía oficial de la Presidencia de Colombia via Flickr Colombia’s Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla...

Don’t feed the troll: Polo Polo and the new politics

The Colombian congressman Miguel Polo Polo caused an immense amount of controversy last week when he filmed himself throwing away wellington boots...

2023 – The year in Colombian politics, how we wish it wasn’t

Whatever else Colombia may be, it’s never boring, and as we say farewell to 2023, it’s time to look back at a typically bumpy year. The second...

Election Cheat Sheets 2023: Rodrigo Lara

Who’s this then? Rodrigo Lara Restrepo is a university teacher and ex Senator of Colombia, although his own manifesto leads with him being...

Election Cheat Sheets 2023: Carlos Fernando Galán

Who’s this then? Every person coming to Bogotá has an opportunity to start a new life, to build a new plan, to dream with a better...

Election Cheat Sheets 2023: Gustavo Bolívar

Who’s this then? The other Gustavo of leftwing politics in Colombia, Gustavo Bolívar is a former television producer and prodigious writer. He...

March madness: Bogotá is back on the (sort of) protest trail

It’s a lovely morning for marching, which is one reason people are congregating in the centre of Bogotá today (Sept 27). As of 10am, a few...

The ‘Colombian minesweepers’ swapping street activism for Cambio Radical politics

Spray-can campaigners, famous for painting the ubiquitous pink crosses that mark Bogotá’s damaged streets, are running as tough-on-crime...