Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread ...

The initiative aims to eradicate 25,000 hectares of coca bushes within 140 days while maintaining military operations against ...

Global trade in gum arabic centres on the African nation – and proceeds bankroll conflict between the army and paramilitary ...

Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to ...

Colombia has launched a diplomatic offensive to avoid blacklisting ahead of a September US review. Read more at ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...

Colombian guerrillas took 29 soldiers and police hostage during a gun battle in a key cocaine-growing region, the government ...

This offensive all but expelled FARC dissidents from Catatumbo and gave the ELN almost absolute control over the region, whose economy is dominated by the cultivation of coca and drug trafficking. The ...

Drug-running guerrillas have repelled military efforts to retake a slice of southwest Colombia -- a virtual microstate where ...

They expressed anger at government efforts to eradicate 8,000 hectares (about 20,000 acres) of coca in the area. The statement also claimed that 28, rather than 29, security personnel -- including ...