IMF vows $11B credit line for Colombia peace process
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday it will extend an $11 billion credit line for Colombia, which is about to embark on one of the biggest peace processes in…
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The day the Colombian government and FARC rebels signed peace
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño signed peace on Monday after 52 years of war and five years of negotiations. The historic signing of peace took…
US to reconsider FARC designation as terrorist group after peace signing
The United States will reconsider the FARC’s presence on the country’s terror list once Colombia’s largest rebel group signed peace with the state, the ambassador said. According to US ambassador…
How Colombia’s peace talks began and came to a successful end
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño are set to sign a peace agreement that follows more than five years to negotiate. Here’s how that went. The…
Colombia’s ELN rebels announce unilateral ceasefire ahead of peace with FARC
Colombia’s second-largest rebel force, the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN), called a unilateral ceasefire as Colombians is set for a referendum on a peace with the larger FARC group. “We are…
EU vows to remove Colombia’s demobilizing FARC from terror list
The European Union (EU) on Sunday vowed to remove the FARC rebel group from its terror list after the guerrillas’ signing of peace with the government Monday. The EU’s special…
Total economic cost of 52 years of war in Colombia $151B: Study
Not considering the tremendous human cost, Colombia’s 52-year war between the state, leftist guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary groups has cost the country $151 billion, according to a recently released study. According…
Colombia’s 2016 peace process | fact sheet
Colombia’s peace process with Marxist FARC rebels is by far the most significant step towards peace since the demobilization of paramilitary organization AUC between 2003 and 2006. The process began on December 1,…
Colombia’s peace process: seeds of hope for an embattled labor movement
Colombia will vote in an October 2 plebiscite held to gauge popular sentiment concerning the peace accords recently finalized between the Colombian Government and the guerrilla group FARC. The country’s main labor…