America Colombia The country’s congress has voted to impose taxes on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks to curb obesity and address other health issues; starting from 10%, and going all the way up to 20% in 2025
America Colombia With the aim of bringing Colombia's internal armed conflict of almost six decades to an end, Congress has approved a law to allow President Gustavo Petro to seek peace deals with rebels and criminal groups tied to drug trafficking via formal negotiations
America Colombia The country has beaten its own personal record for coca plantations, increasing them by 43% this past year, this being the highest amount in almost two decades of monitoring
America Colombia With 1% of the population owning 81% of the land, the country suffers from one the highest unequal land distribution rates; as a first step to solve this, the country will grant 700.000 hectares of land to 12.000 farmers
America Colombia 10 armed groups, including former members of the FARC group who rejected the government peace deal, have agreed to participate in unilateral ceasefires to dialogue with the government
America Colombia Since electricity rates have risen approximately 30% since last year, the government has introduced a plan to create a new electricity price index that will be used accordingly to reduce electricity rates all over the country
America Colombia A historic change in drug policy has been announced by the newly elect government, currently considering to decriminalise cocaine to defeat cartels
America Colombia The country’s new leftist government has suspended all aerial bombings against armed groups in an effort to minimise deaths and show the state’s willingness to engage in possible peace talks
America Colombia The government has officially created an Equality Ministry, solely aimed at the promotion of gender and racial equality across all of the government’s departments and the country’s industries
America Colombia Francia Márquez, Colombia’s current and first black Vice-President, has only worn clothing representing her African heritage since the beginning of her campaign, sparking a new Afrocentric fashion boom among the Latin American population
America Colombia A 7 million euros grant following a treaty signed with Germany will be destined towards biodiversity protection, especially for the Colombian Amazonia
America Colombia The state has officially prohibited the import of all Apple products that have 5G, due to the company lacking a nationally essential patent for this technology