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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.

27 Aug 2017

After decades of war, Colombia's FARC rebels to debut political party

Colombia`s leftist FARC rebel group will debut its political party at a conference beginning on Sunday.

18 Jan 2017

Colombia, ELN rebels agree to peace talks: President

The Colombian government and the country`s last active rebel group, the ELN, have reached a new agreement to launch formal peace talks, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.

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

Colombia peace bid `too far to turn back` after Nobel: UN chief Ban Ki-moon

The leader of Colombia`s FARC rebels, Timoleon Jimenez, was notably not named a co-recipient of the Nobel.

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.

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.

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.

28 Aug 2016

Colombia peace deal to be signed late September

The signing ceremony for a peace deal that Colombia's government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militant group finalised this week will take place late September.

22 Jun 2016

Colombia government, rebels agree to full ceasefire

Colombia`s government and the FARC guerrilla group reached agreement Wednesday on a definitive ceasefire in Latin America`s longest civil war, they said in a joint statement.

22 Jun 2016

Colombia government, rebels on verge of definitive ceasefire: FARC

Colombia`s government and the FARC guerrilla group have "nearly" struck an agreement on a definitive ceasefire in their more than half-century-old conflict, rebel representatives announced on Wednesday.

16 May 2016

Colombia's FARC agrees to remove child soldiers from ranks

Among the terms that must be decided is how the children will be transitioned and reintegrated back into society.

04 Apr 2016

Colombia rebels free ex-governor held since 2013: officials

The ELN on Saturday also freed a police patrolman it kidnapped on March 20.

U.S. government

04 Feb 2016

Obama offers Colombia more than $450 million aid to help with peace process

U.S. government will commit $33 million to a global programme to help the country deal with a legacy of land mines, the White House said.

23 Nov 2015

In a confidence building measure, Colombia pardons 30 jailed FARC guerrillas

The Preisdent said that the national government has decided to grant pardons to FARC 30 guerrillas.

22 Nov 2015

Colombia pardons 30 jailed FARC guerrillas

It said none of those being pardoned were in prison for serious crimes, and added that they will be helped in finding jobs and receiving social support once they leave prison.

Colombian government

19 Nov 2015

Peace closer than ever, say Colombian govt, FARC

This is the most promising of the four peace processes the Colombian government has attempted since the FARC's founding in 1964.

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