‘Forgotten’ Buenaventura on edge as Colombian peace efforts drag on Alishba Saghir Article Updated: July 19, 2023 Leave a comment Share on FacebookTweet this! Young members of the Shottas gang, responsible for dozens of deaths in Colombia’s impoverished port city of Buenaventura, are working on a state-sponsored project to renovate the football pitch, during a lull in fighting with their archrivals. While projects like these are welcome, the gangs say much more is needed for a permanent truce to become a realistic prospect in the city which has a poverty rate of 40 percent. Post Views: 109 leave a reply Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. submit More Articles By the same author Ukrainian soldiers look forward to US cluster weapons Alishba Saghir Jul 11, 2023 On Ukraine's eastern front, soldiers welcomed a controversial US decision to send cluster munitions… Twitter to be renamed X, get new logo Alishba Saghir Jul 24, 2023 Twitter, whose name is a play on the sound of birds chattering, has used the avian branding since early… Presidential hopes darken for Senegal’s Sonko Alishba Saghir Aug 1, 2023 Ousmane Sonko has faced a string of legal woes Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko's presidential… Russian ultras set football disputes aside to fight for Moscow Alishba Saghir Jul 22, 2023 A year after the port city of Mariupol fell to Moscow following a brutal siege, the main football stadium… Putsch throws Niger team at Francophone Games into disarray Alishba Saghir Jul 31, 2023 Niger is due to compete in 10 out of 11 cultural contests, and eight out of nine sporting events, according… Slow post-Covid recovery for Cuban tourism Alishba Saghir Jun 28, 2023 A covered body lies near a military armoured vehicle in the West Darfur state capital El Geneina Sudan's… A tour boat catches fire near Greek island of Rhodes Alishba Saghir Jul 1, 2023 A tour boat catches fire off the coast of Stegna on the island of Rhodes. According to news reports,… Dutch king makes historic apology for slavery Alishba Saghir Jul 1, 2023 King Willem-Alexander said slavery was a 'crime against humanity' Dutch King Willem-Alexander issued… ‘It felt like we were chasing ghosts,’ says Springbok Kitshoff Alishba Saghir Jul 16, 2023 Richie Mo'unga (L) scores the last of four New Zealand tries in a Rugby Championship triumph over South…