Colombia: Uribe’s right hand man wins elections
Juan Manual Santos won a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential elections. But, says Gearòid Loingsigh, in a special report for LAB from Bogota, he faces a disastrous legacy.
Defending democracy: the trial of Plazas Vega
In a special article for LAB, Gearóid Ó Loingsigh reports from Colombia on the jailing of a military officer for "disappearing" 11 people in 1985.
Mockus: not quite man of the hour
Gearóid Ó Loingsigh, a journalist based in Bogotá, gives his interpretation of the surprising election results in a special piece for LAB.
Colombia set to elect Green leader
Antanas Mockus on course to win in the first round of the elections, as he continues with his remarkable rise in the opinion polls.
Colombia: And the biggest losers are…the pollsters (and Antanas Mockus)
what the Colombian press says about the elections.
Colombia: Scenes from a Green Revolution
Green Party supporters are circulating images on the internet to mobilise support for Mockus.
Green regeneration in Colombia
Presidential hopeful Antanas Mockus is persuading many that he can reform Colombia's parasitic and abusive political culture.
The irresistible rise of Mockus
Could Antanas Mockus become Colombia's next president? Nick Caistor, who has been following his career for many years, traces the rise of this extraordinary politician.
Colombia’s surging ‘Green Wave’
The former mayor of Bogotá poses a threat to Alvaro Uribe's heir.
Colombia: FARC Calls for Prisoner Swap
Hopes for a prisoner-for-hostage swap follow release of Sergeant Moncayo, reports IPS.