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Colombia peace deal

26 Sep 2017

Government not complying with Colombia peace deal: FARC

The leader of FARC has warned in a letter to President Santos that his government was failing to meet its obligations under a peace deal.

08 Sep 2017

Pope Francis prays for Colombia conflict victims

Francis backed the contested peace process that has led to Colombia's biggest rebel group, the FARC, disarming and turning into a political party.

02 Sep 2017

Second round of NAFTA talks amid Trump threats

Colombia's largest guerrilla group disarmed after signing a peace treaty with the government last November after five decades of fighting and four years of negotiations.

15 Jun 2017

Colombia`s FARC reassures on disarmament deadline

After first delivering 30 percent of their weapons on June 7, the guerrillas were expected to hand in another 30 percent by Wednesday, with the rest due by June 20.

05 Jun 2017

FARC slams Colombian government for `repeatedly breaking` peace pact terms

The peace deal aims to end Latin America`s longest-running civil war which has dragged on more than five decades.

30 May 2017

Colombia and FARC rebels extend weapon hand-in deadline

FARC rebels signed a peace deal late last year to put an end to more than 52 years of war.

24 Mar 2017

ELN leader killed by Colombian security forces

A leader of the ELN, Colombia's last remaining active rebel force, has been killed in an operation by security forces, President Juan Manuel Santos has said.

United Nations envoy

03 Jan 2017

Party over: UN envoys blasted for party with Colombia rebels

United Nations observers are in hot water in Colombia over a video showing them dancing with leftist rebels while deployed to watch over the guerrillas as part of a peace deal.

16 Dec 2016

Pope seeks common ground on Colombia peace deal with Santos, Uribe

Pope Francis brought together Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor Alvaro Uribe at the Vatican Friday, without managing to persuade them to overcome their differences over an historic peace accord with FARC rebels.

01 Dec 2016

Colombian Congress ratifies peace deal with FARC

Colombia`s Congress on Wednesday unanimously approved a peace deal with FARC guerrillas to end more than a half-century of civil war, lawmakers said.

Juan Manuel Santos

24 Nov 2016

Colombian government, FARC sign revised peace agreement

The revised agreement will be sent to Congress.

07 Oct 2016

Nobel Peace Prize 2016 awarded to Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos for peace efforts with FARC

The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 has been won by Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos.

04 Oct 2016

Colombia says up to FARC whether to change peace deal

Colombia`s government said Tuesday that the FARC rebels must decide whether to renegotiate a peace deal that voters rejected in a referendum, throwing a four-year-old peace process into disarray.

Colombian government

03 Oct 2016

Colombian government, FARC scramble to save peace deal

The Colombian government and FARC rebels scrambled Monday to save a peace deal after voters narrowly rejected it in a referendum, throwing the four-year-old peace process into uncertainty.

27 Sep 2016

Colombia, FARC sign historic peace deal

The Colombian government and the leftist FARC rebel force signed a historic peace accord Monday to end a half-century conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

20 Sep 2016

FARC guerrilla raps for peace in Colombia

John Esteban Perez was 13 when he joined the FARC rebels in Colombia. Now 26, he has spent half his life as a guerrilla.

11 Sep 2016

Colombia's FARC rebels turn over 13 child soldiers

Colombia's largest rebel group has handed 13 child soldiers over to an international humanitarian mission as part of a deal to end decades of bloody fighting.

31 Aug 2016

Jitters in rebel heartland over peace in Colombia

Esperanza Rivera, who grew up in the same mountains that gave birth to the FARC guerrillas, is happy about the Colombian peace deal -- but worries about what comes next.

30 Aug 2016

Colombia ceasefire ends half-century war with FARC

An historic ceasefire came into effect in Colombia, ending a 52-year war between FARC rebels and the government.

12 Aug 2016

Colombia asks Pope, UN to help form post-conflict court

Negotiators say the final peace accord will set up a court to try those accused of the worst atrocities. But some of those accused of less serious deeds could receive an amnesty.

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