America Colombia Colombia will rejoin the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR); the country had formerly withdrawn from the organisation almost five years ago due to dissatisfaction with Caracas
America Colombia Councilman Juan Baena delivered a speech that was conducted using the AI model ChatGPT, becoming the first political intervention created by Artificial Intelligence to take place in Colombia
America Colombia To foster educational exchanges and promote academic mobility and language teaching, the Minister of Higher Education has signed an agreement with her counterpart from South Africa to create a network of Colombian-African universities
America Colombia A recent national study shows that 23% of Colombian millennials have been or are currently digital nomads, a trend that is growing, bringing benefits to the economy and tourism
America Colombia The US government has announced that it will open care centers in the country for asylum seekers who intend to travel to the border between the US and Mexico, in order to prevent an expected increase in the flow of migrants
America Colombia The country has partnered up with Panama and the US to launch a campaign aimed at halting illegal migration through the Darien Gap, where tens of thousands of migrants pass every year, mainly by offering other legal pathways instead of irregular migration
America Colombia Andrea Alzate, with her company Altero, has created a novel way of recycling vehicle, solar and general batteries, re-purposing part of the recycled batteries, thus relieving pressure on the finite production of these materials on the planet
America Colombia The truce between the government and the narcos is over: President Gustavo Petro has suspended the ceasefire and resumed operations against the Clan del Golfo, the country's largest drug trafficking organisation, due to recent attacks against civilians
America Colombia Along with Ecuador, the country has launched a joint alert system meant to protect the Indigenous Awa communities from attacks by armed groups in the border region between the two countries, with the aim of alerting state officials about potential attacks
America Colombia A group of 79 police officers and oilfield workers were taken hostage by residents blocking an oil exploration, and have now been freed in exchange of government negotiations to suspend the operation
America Colombia The government has just released official migration reports that show how 2022 was the year in which the highest amount of Colombians fled their country, reaching a record-breaking 547.000 people
America Colombia Dozens of teachers have been protesting for days outside of Congress to demand what they consider to be failures in the healthcare service they receive, and to request that there should be a proper reform of the current healthcare system
America Colombia The government has presented a USD$250 billion four-year development plan projecting its social and economic investments, aimed at surrendering deals with armed groups, reducing poverty, improving access to education and protecting the environment