Two Dutch Journalists Kidnapped
Two Dutch journalists have been abducted in Colombia in an area near the Venezuelan border. Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender went missing at the weekend in Catatumbo, a region where several armed...
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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 historic peace accord it signed last year. President Juan Manuel Santos said the...
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 country's second-largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), of...
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 people. But their involvement in efforts in Mocoa, in the country's south-west, has to...
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 after days of negotiations in Havana, a possible lasting deal to end over 50...
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 deal was rejected in a popular vote. The two sides, which have been holding talks...
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 opposition on changes to a peace deal with the Farc rebel group. Mr Santos made the...
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% voting against it. The deal was signed last week by President Juan Manuel Santos and...