At least 34 people have been confirmed dead following landslides in Colombia’s northwestern department of Chocó, the governor’s office said in a statement Saturday.

In 2016, a Colombian court sent a powerful statement on environmental protection by ruling that a crucial river in the northwestern Choco jungle, which ...

Residents of Colombia's Choco clamor for help as violence flares. By Nelson Bocanegra. February 24, 2025 11:07 AM UTC Updated February 24, 2025 Item 1 of 5 Lilia Solano, director ...

Chocó has a large Afro-Colombian population — over 78% of the department’s population as of 2018 — most of whom are descended from enslaved people forced to mine for gold. After slavery was abolished, ...

World In the Colombian jungle with ELN rebels. By. AFP. Published. November 16, 2023 ...

While the government signed a peace agreement with the main guerrilla group, the FARC, in 2016, the conflict between other guerrilla groups and paramilitary factions continues in Chocó – a sparsely ...

ACN aims to raise 70,000 euros (about $74,000) to begin making the dream of Ssimbwa and his community come true. Solar Energy in the Middle of the Chocó Jungle ...

CONDOTO, Colombia (Reuters) - More than a hundred residents of Colombia's northwestern municipality of Condoto gathered over the weekend to plead with government officials for help amid fighting ...

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 25, 2023 / 18:30 pm. The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has been developing two vital projects for the most needy communities in Colombia’s Pacific ...