Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...
Colombian president urges marijuana legalization to end cartel violence
Colombia President Gustavo Petro is calling on his country's Congress to legalize marijuana, saying its prohibition "only ...
Colombia’s First Black Vice President Stripped of Equality Role
Gustavo Petro moved his vice president out of her role as Colombia’s equality minister after she said her life was in danger ...
Petro Names Former Head of Oil Workers Union as Energy Minister
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro is expected to name Edwin Palma as the nation’s new energy minister following weeks of tumultuous changes inside his cabinet.
Colombia's Petro to name Edwin Palma as new energy minister, source says
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro will name unionist and former vice-minister of labor Edwin Palma as the country's new ...
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‘We Are Against Fracking’: Colombia’s President Cancels Oil Operations in US
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered Ecopetrol to cancel its joint venture with U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum. The ...
Colombia’s President Bets Pragmatic Pair Can Salvage His Legacy
Gustavo Petro has antagonized Colombia’s energy industry, disrupted its health-care system and risked economic ruin in a ...
Colombia's Petro names interior minister as energy minister exits in reshuffle
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has named Armando Benedetti as the country's new interior minister, a source within ...