Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 19, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC have announced a unilateral ceasefire on the first day of peace negotiations with the government. The ceasefire will take effect on Tuesday and last until January 20, said “Ivan...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 19, 2012 | News
The island of San Andres and the surrounding Caribbean archipelago belongs to Colombia, the International Court of Justice ruled Monday after Nicaragua had laid claim on the islands. The The Hague-based court ruled in favor of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 19, 2012 | War and peace
Delegates representing Colombia’s government and largest rebel group FARC sit down for historic peace talks in Cuba that aim to end nearly 50 years of violence between the guerrillas and the state. Peace talks news archive...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 19, 2012 | News
Two bombs rocked the central Colombian city of Ibague Sunday. The terrorist attacks left five people injured and significant material damage. The first explosion took place at 10AM inside a supermarket in the capital of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 18, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s government sees the end of the country’s armed conflict not as the end, but the beginning of a peace process, Bogota’s chief negotiator told press Sunday before leaving for Cuba where formal talks...
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