EU approves initial $100M fund for Colombia peace building
The European Union ratified a $100 million ( €95 million) trust fund to finalize a peace process in Colombia that seeks to end 52 years of conflict between Marxist FARC guerrillas and the…
The European Union ratified a $100 million ( €95 million) trust fund to finalize a peace process in Colombia that seeks to end 52 years of conflict between Marxist FARC guerrillas and the…
One of Colombia’s largest peasant organizations said Sunday that 94 of its regional leaders have been assassinated so far this year, a 49% increase compared to the same period last year.…
The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday spurred his country’s latest disinformation wave, this time alleging Norway didn’t honor Colombia’s president for ending the hemisphere’s longest-running armed conflict,…
Colombia’s rebel group FARC, currently demobilizing after a peace deal that ended 52 years of war, on Friday admitted responsibility for the second breach of a ceasefire in place ahead of…
Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels said Saturday that they have effectively begun their demobilization process and are now coordinating with the military and the United Nations to transport thousands of guerrillas to…
Two prominent US senators have threatened to block the proposed $450 million US aid package to Colombia if outgoing President Barack Obama pardons a leader of the Marxist FARC group, which signed…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, saying it gave a boost to the “impossible dream” of ending his country’s half-century-long civil war. In his…
The United Nations acknowledged Colombia’s peace process is facing “major challenges” and urged the government and FARC rebels to “act swiftly,” and demobilize and disarm the guerrillas within the set time…
Colombia’s FARC rebels confirmed on Tuesday, the first day of their scheduled demobilization, that they would not demobilize until an amnesty law is in place that allows the pardoning of guerrillas not accused of…