Bogotá, Jan 22, 2026 (AFP) - Ecuador, Colombia ramp up trade war with tit-for-tat energy levies

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2026-01-22

Colombia and Ecuador punished each other with dueling levies Thursday on fuel and other imports, escalating a trade and diplomatic feud over narco activity on their shared border. Quito accuses Colombia -- the world's biggest cocaine producer -- of falling short in the fight against drug cartels blamed for a steep rise in violent crime in once peaceful Ecuador. On Wednesday it announced a 30 percent tariff, starting in February, on imports from C......

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