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How political exclusion affects Colombia’s black minority
WEBMar 6, 2014 · A historic lack of political representation in Colombia’s political system is one of the key focuses in the ongoing social, political and economic struggle of the Afro-Colombian community. With 5 million people, or 10.6% of the total population, Colombia has the largest Afro-descendant population in Latin America, behind only Brazil ...
Poverty and inequality - Colombia Reports
WEBSep 25, 2023 · Poverty in Colombia decreased in last year after a major surge caused by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.. Colombia’s poverty rate. Colombia poverty rate dropped slightly in 2022, the statistics agency DANE said in its annual report. According to the DANE, almost 19 million people lived off less than …
Witnessing the birth of Colombia’s largest river - Colombia Reports
WEBMar 25, 2019 · The Magdalena River is Colombia’s largest. By the time it reaches the Caribbean coast in the north its waters have traveled 950 miles from the river’s birthplace. In order to see the birthplace of the majestic river, one has to travel all the way to the southern Huila province. It is there where tiny currents coming down the Andes mountains join to form what will ultimately become the ...
Poverty in Colombia dropped 6.7 points since 2021 - Colombia …
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Poverty in Colombia dropped 6.7 percentage points to 33% of the population between 2021 and 2023, according to statistics agency DANE.. This means that last year some 15.8 million people lived off less than $109.50 (COP435,375) per month. According to DANE, poverty reduction programs allowed some 1.6 million people to lift themselves out of poverty last year alone.
Colombia marks 25th anniversary of Galan's assasination
WEBAug 18, 2014 · Luis Carlos Galan, a favored presidential candidate and outspoken enemy of Colombia’s drug cartels, was assassinated 25 years ago on August 18 during a campaign rally outside Bogota.. At the time of his assassination in 1989, Luis Carlos Galan was predicted in polls to win the 1990 presidential term with 60% of the votes, according to El Espectador newspaper.
Colombia's judicial branch thrown offline in major cyber attack
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro held an emergency meeting with the security forces after a cyber attack took down more than two dozen government websites. The attack targeted one of the government’s web hosts, IFX Networks, and all but took the entire judicial branch offline early Wednesday. Consequently, judges were …
Civilians killed in Colombia's armed conflict - Colombia Reports
WEBby Colombia Reports July 20, 2019. Colombia’s armed conflict left more than 262,000 people dead. 120,000 are still missing. The vast majority of these victims were civilians. The most reliable statistics were released by the National Center for Historic Memory (CNMH), which has been investigating the number of civilian casualties since 2011.
Crime and security in Bogota | Colombia Reports
WEBJan 19, 2023 · Armed robbery in Bogota has been growing over the years and reached record levels in 2019. The 2020 coronavirus plummeted the number of reported cases, but appears to also have had a long-term effect. Also in the months after the lockdown, reports of armed robberies and other crimes remained …
AGC / Clan del Golfo (Gulf Clan) | Colombia Reports
WEBOct 25, 2021 · The “Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia” (AGC), a.k.a. “Gulf Clan,” is Colombia’s most powerful paramilitary group that allegedly controls most of the country’s drug trade. Authorities formally consider the AGC a “Class A Organized Armed Group” and claim the group is the main ally of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel from Mexico.