Tag: Colombia
Colombian nun held hostage in Mali since 2017 has been freed
A Colombian nun who was kidnapped in 2017 by Islamist militants in Mali has been freed, Mali's presidency said on Saturday.
Gloria Cecilia Narvaez was...
Colombia recovers bodies of 12 African migrants drowned in accident
Colombia’s navy has recovered the bodies of 12 African migrants, including seven children, who died in a shipwreck in the Caribbean, a source from...
Colombia to use drones to fumigate coca leaf with herbicide
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday authorized the use of drones to fumigate coca leaves at low altitude using the herbicide...
In boost for faltering process, Colombia’s Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a 52-year-old war with...
Colombia, FARC rebels reach deal to end half-century of bloodshed
Colombia's government and Marxist FARC rebels reached a final peace deal on Wednesday to end a five-decade war which once took the...
Colombian warship conducts sea trials prior to Atalanta anti-piracy deployment
Colombian Navy warship, ARC 7 de Agosto, recently completed sea trials with the Spanish Navy prior to her collaboration with the anti-piracy...
Rippel Effect receives another IGS-4S follow-up order from Colombia
After fully integrating its IGS-4S video sighting system into the Colombian army's fleet of Cascavel vehicles, Rippel Effect has successfully negotiated yet...
South African sighting system for Colombian Army
South African defence company Rippel Effect Systems has landed an order for its IGS-4S targeting and sighting system in Colombia.
According to the...
Colombia votes in test for peace under Santos
Colombia held local elections on Sunday that tested how much the South American nation has overcome its violent past and measured the...
Colombia car bomb wounds 17, “calamity” averted
A car bomb wounded 17 people in Colombia's colonial-era city of Popayan, but a "calamity" was averted when police intercepted the vehicle...
Overlooked report links al-Qaeda to Latin America-Africa drugs route
A US official is warning that Latin American narcotics rebels have teamed up with al-Qaeda elements in Saharan Africa and now pose...