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LatinAmerican Post carried out an analysis of the government plans of the four most important candidates, to understand the changes they propose for the pension system in Colombia
On April 28, 2021, some of the largest and most violent demonstrations in recent Colombian history began. In addition to the social and economic crisis that it triggered, the situation also marked a route plan for the presidential elections
Colombia’s 2016 peace deal was a landmark achievement, convincing the FARC guerrillas to disarm and enter civilian life. Yet much remains to be done to show insurgents that they can redress their grievances through ordinary politics. The country’s leaders should recommit to finishing the job.
Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker “Otoniel” has been captured, officials said on Saturday, a major victory for the government of the world’s top cocaine exporter. Dairo Antonio Usuga, who headed the country’s largest narco-trafficking gang, known as the Gulf Clan, was captured near one of his main outposts in Necocli, near the border with Panama. Images released by the government showed the 50-year-old Otoniel in handcuffs and surrounded by soldiers. “This is the hardest strike to drug trafficking in our country this century,” Colombian President Ivan Duque said in a message, adding that the arrest was “only comparable to the fall of Pablo