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International

Colombia’s Farc Hand Over A Further 30% of Weapons

Colombia's Farc rebel group has handed over a further 30% of its weapons to United Nations inspectors as part of the...

International

Colombia Law Gives Former FARC Rebels Role In Politics

The peace deal with the FARC was the fruit of four years of negotiations in Cuba Colombia's congress has approved a...

International

Colombia’s ELN Rebels ‘kidnap Eight’ In Choco

The gunmen forced the hostages into a boat and took them deep into the jungle The Colombian government has accused the...

International

Kidnapping Mars UN Security Council Visit To Colombia

An employee of the United Nations has been kidnapped by a dissident rebel faction in southern Colombia, marring a visit...

International

Soldier Killed By Renegade Rebels

Members of the left-wing Colombian Farc rebel group opposed to last year's historic peace agreement have killed a...

Top Stories

Charlotte Osei Nominated For 2017 Chatham House Prize

Ghana’s Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chatham...

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Charlotte Osei Nominated For 2017 Chatham House Prize

Ghana’s Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chatham...

International

Farc Rebels Offer To Help Rebuild Town

Colombia's Farc rebel group has offered to help rebuild a town devastated by landslides that killed at least 254...

International

Colombia Vice Prsident Vargas Resigns, Nominated Successor Is Ex-Police Chief

Colombian Vice President German Vargas Lleras resigned on Wednesday, a move widely expected to herald his push for the...

Headlines

Mental Conflict Endures For Former Child Soldiers

Haunted by indelibly painful memories, deprived of schooling and strangers to their own families -- for former child...

International

Colombia Families Flee Illegal Gangs As Farc Leaves

Families on Colombia's border with Venezuela have been displaced by illegal groups trying to fill the vacuum left by...

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Colombian Government and Farc To Sign New Peace Deal

Colombia’s government says it will sign a new peace accord with Farc rebels on Thursday, after a previous deal was...

International

Colombia, Farc Reach New Deal

Colombia's government and the FARC rebel group will sign a peace deal, according to a joint statement announced Tuesday...

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New Peace Deal Signed In Colombia Set To Be Lasting One

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed on Saturday a new peace agreement...

International

Government and Farc Reach New Agreement

The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have announced a new peace agreement, six weeks after the original...

Politics

Nobel Peace Prize For Colombia President

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the 52-year...

International

Uribe Says Peace Deal Was ‘weak’ After Santos Meeting

Former Colombian President Alavaro Uribe has described the failed peace deal with leftist rebels as "weak" following a...

International

Colombia’s President Santos Tries To Save Peace Deal

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has appointed a team of senior government officials to launch talks with the...

International

Voters Reject Farc Peace Deal

Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.24%...