Andean Group - January 2018 (ISSN 1741-4466)

Ahead of the presidential elections due to take place in Colombia this year, the local branch of international anti-corruption NGO Transparency International (TI), Transparencia por Colombia, and the Misión de Observación Electoral (MOE), an association of civil society groups, are seeking to hold Colombian politicians to account over the financing of their nomination campaigns.... Read More

A campaign launched by Transparencia por Colombia, the local branch of international anti-corruption NGO Transparency International (TI), and the Misión de Observación Electoral (MOE), an association of civil society groups, is seeking to hold Colombian politicians to account over the financing of their registration campaigns for the 2018 presidential race.... Read More

Back in September 2016, at the 71st United Nations General Assembly Session, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos triumphantly announced the agreement to end the conflict with the guerrilla Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc).... Read More

It is a problem that has long plagued policymakers in Ecuador: although it exercises no official influence over its neighbour’s peace deals, changes in Colombian attitudes and approaches to armed groups can have a dramatic impact on the border region between the two countries.... Read More

Venezuela, one of the founding members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), in late January took over the rotating presidency for 2018 at a very inauspicious time, with oil production close to a three-decade low and the state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) a shadow of its former self.... Read More

Having banned weapons sales to Venezuela in November 2017, the European Union (EU) on 22 January confirmed sanctions on seven senior officials in the administration led by President Nicolás Maduro.... Read More

PERU | Moving on reconstruction.... Read More