I am not going to repeat what is already known. Colombia has spent a month reading the same file in every outlet, the same paramilitary lawyer turned president, the same foundation run by the first lady administering earthquake aid, the same congratulations from Washington and Jerusalem. The facts are already published, discussed, forgotten almost as … CONTINUE READING →
Between 1958 and 2022, the Observatory of Memory and Conflict at the National Centre for Historical Memory recorded 14,380 women who were victims of sexual violence within the framework of the Colombian armed conflict. Of these, 87 % were Afro-Colombian. The figure is not an archival detail. In the first three months of 2026, the … CONTINUE READING →
On 24 June 2026, Colombia’s National Electoral Council proclaimed Abelardo de la Espriella president for the 2026–2030 term, with an official margin over Iván Cepeda of 250,830 votes, less than one percentage point. That same afternoon, Gustavo Petro confirmed the start of the handover process with his successor, the formal transfer of government between outgoing … CONTINUE READING →