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Colombia

Colombia is the third largest economy in South America and has one of the highest levels of biodiversity globally. It has seen endless armed conflicts between guerrillas, paramilitaries and drug traffickers.

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January 22, 2025

Colombia: Special forces target rebels amid surge in attacks

January 21, 2025

Colombia to declare state of emergency after rebel violence

January 18, 2025

Colombia: At least 39 killed in guerilla violence

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Andrea and Tino Wohlmacher with three of the Colombian staff members who care for dementia patients in Wilstedt

Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported

Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported

The case of 10 Colombian care workers has caused outrage in Germany where there's a desperate shortage of nursing staff.
PoliticsDecember 23, 2024
Kogi people walk with cows in the mountains.

Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi

Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi

Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going home. A look at the collaboration behind restitution.
ArtsDecember 9, 2024
Alexandra Colmenares, wearing a pink jacket, walks done a busy street in Bogota, Colombia.

Colombia: Trans sex workers in Bogota navigate harsh reality

Colombia: Trans sex workers in Bogota navigate harsh reality

Poverty, violence and murder are among the threats facing Bogota's trans community. DW speaks to Alexandra Colmenares.
EqualityNovember 25, 202413:51 min
Susana Muhamad, environment minister of Colombia, speaks to The Associated press at the COP29

Can Colombia create a future without fossil fuels?

Can Colombia create a future without fossil fuels?

Colombia's environment minister tells DW how her country can depend on fossil fuels, yet also call for their end.
BusinessNovember 20, 202413:57 min
Kolumbien Insel Malpelo | Umweltschützer kämpfen für die Rettung von Haien

Colombia: Saving sharks from illegal fishermen near Malpelo

Colombia: Saving sharks from illegal fishermen near Malpelo

Since 2018, a team of environmentalists has been on the move to save sharks from illegal fishermen in a nature reserve.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 19, 20249 images
A policeman guards marijuana packages seized in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Ecuador tackles growing influence of drug cartels

Ecuador tackles growing influence of drug cartels

Drug trafficking is a billion-dollar industry in Ecuador, run by networks of international cartels.
CrimeOctober 11, 202406:57 min
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Colombian capital Bogota combats traffic congestion

Officials are working with residents and businesses to keep cars out of neighborhoods.
SocietyOctober 5, 202406:51 min
the line of a fire burns across a once forested area

How to protect the Amazon and who should pay

The Amazon rainforest is battling drought, deforestation and fires. Where is the money to save it coming from?
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 4, 2024
A water level marker stands in cracked mud of the San Rafael reservoir

Bogota starts rationing water as reservoirs run low

Amid hot, dry weather, residents in the Colombian capital have been urged to cut water consumption to a minimum.
ClimateApril 12, 202403:10 min
Under a huge sacred tree, Indigenous Arhuaco people chew coca and reflect on the future of Colombia's mythical Sierra Nevada

Climate change threatens Colombia's Indigenous groups

Indigenous communities, threatened by record heat and melting glaciers, are coming together to protect "Mother Nature."
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 2, 20249 images
Cerrejón mine

How Colombia's dirty coal fuels Germany's energy transition

Open-pit coal mining in Colombia's EL Cerrejon — now the mine is scheduled for expansion.
Human RightsNovember 29, 2023
Aedes aegypti mosquito

Dengue rates plunged after release of lab-altered mosquitoes

The world sees up to 100 million cases and 22,000 deaths due to dengue every year.
ScienceOctober 31, 2023
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