Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday installed a “Post-Conflict Cabinet” that within the administration will be responsible for carrying out peace building policies. With the exception of incoming Vice-President…
Of the approximately 6,300 guerrillas of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC that were expected to demobilize this week, some 1,300 have not yet entered the camps where they would demobilize and disarm,…
Tourism is the “master key” to the development of Colombia’s regions long burdened by war, the country’s tourism minister said ahead of a forum attended by two former Nobel Peace Prize laureates.…
If it were up to the Colombian government, it will get rid of 75% of all the country’s coca, the plant to produce cocaine. Some 50,000 hectares are supposed to…
Colombia’s Ombudsman on Wednesday called for “urgent” care to be provided to pregnant women in the ranks of demobilizing FARC guerrillas. Ombudsman Carlos Negret asked that the 14 expectant mothers…
More and more, it is clear that 2017 will be a turning point in Colombia’s history, for good or bad. The implementation of the peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed…
After months of delay, more than 6,000 members of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, are finally moving into the camps where they will demobilize and disarm. Here is what that…
In the 150 days Colombia’s military and FARC rebels have upheld a bilateral ceasefire, no civilians or combatants were killed or injured by either side of the former enemies, according…
Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels are on the move one final time, traveling by boat, road and on foot across jungle and mountains to demobilization camps, as part of a deal…