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The request was submitted by the former president to Congress on August 10. The post Why Colombia’s ex-President Petro had to get senate approval to leave the country appeared first on The Bogotá Post .
Thousands of people from across the country have mobilized to help those affected by the earthquake. The post A nation united: Colombia’s earthquake sparks wave of solidarity appeared first on The Bogotá Post .
The August 10 earthquake left the city battered from north to south. The post Quibdó after the quake: Residents mobilize amid state abandonment appeared first on The Bogotá Post .
Medellín, Colombia – Colombia was hit by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake at 7:34am on Monday, August 10, followed by another 4.8-magnitude earthquake at 8:18am, with both epicenters located in the western state of Chocó. The first earthquake had a depth of just 98 kilometers and the second of 88 kilometers, both epicentered in the San […] The post Colombia hit by 7.4 and 4.8-magnitude twin earthquakes…
We look back on four years of Gustavo Petro’s presidency as the first ever leftist head of state prepares to leave office. It’s been emotional. Colombian president Gustavo Petro was elected in 2022 as an unprecedentedly leftist leader. Since then, it’s been a roller-coaster ride that’s accelerated erratically in the final year or so. Whether […] The post Goodbye Gus: the end of the Petro…
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella promised to substantially increase subsidies for older Colombians living without a pension. Though he lamented the “absolutely unfinanced” state of the Colombia Mayor senior subsidy program he will inherit, de la Espriella said he would meet its existing obligations and eventually raise its periodic payments to 400,000 pesos, or about […] The post De la…
Cali is Colombia's third-most populous city and a heartland for the leftist Historic Pact party. The post Colombia president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella set to be inaugurated in Cali appeared first on The Bogotá Post .
The awards ceremony highlighted the killings of Mateo Perez Rueda and Cristian Herrera The post Gabo Awards 2026 pay tribute to journalists killed in Colombia appeared first on The Bogotá Post .
President-elect intends to send a strong message about his security and decentralization agendas by conducting the ceremony far away from Bogotá. The post De la Espriella eyes inauguration at army base in southern Colombia in break with tradition appeared first on The Bogotá Post .
In an era where the protection of medical information is one of the key priorities for tech companies small and large, proving one’s digital infrastructure is secure has become, in many cases, just as important as the software itself. This is particularly true in Colombia, which has experienced a surge in cyberthreats in 2026, with […] The post As cyber threats rise, Colombia’s tech sector is…
