In June 2022, Gustavo Petro made his final campaign speech from behind a wall of bulletproof shields—an unusual precaution for a presidential frontrunner in Latin America, but normal protocol for a leftist candidate in Colombia. The fates of several of Petro’s predecessors show why:...
The finalists of the Copa América Fútbol Playa 2023 have been found. Brazil beat Paraguay 7-4 and Argentina won 2-0 against Colombia in the semi-finals played in Rosario, Argentina. These results qualify both teams to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup United Arab Emirates 2023 in Dubai. In...
It’s been almost two years since the Biden Administration announced it would remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan, and a new documentary screening at a Syracuse University veterans center captures the chaos and sacrifice of that months-long process. WAER’s John Smith spoke with Baktash...
Afro-Colombian communities practicing mercury-free gold mining say a reform of the country’s mining industry is urgently needed, but aren’t convinced the new government can deliver. Gustavo Petro took office in 2022 as Colombia’s first-ever left-wing president, campaigning to end the use...
The leaders will sign in a joint declaration “the multiple agreements that were reached, in the year of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of the Río de la Plata and its Maritime Front.” The Argentine Foreign Minister, Santiago Cafeiro, was received on Friday, in...
