US Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated Colombia on its 206th anniversary Wednesday and said its people “can celebrate significant progress in your quest for a just and lasting peace.” Kerry…
A peace deal between Colombia’s government and FARC rebels could be approved by November following Monday’s decision by the constitutional court to give the green light for allowing the public to vote…
Colombia’s constitutional court on Monday approved a plebiscite in which the Colombian people can vote for or against a peace deal with leftist FARC rebels. The ruling is a major…
A leader of Colombia’s FARC rebel group said on Thursday it was investigating why a breakaway unit is opposing a potential peace deal with the government that would end five…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos warned dissident members of the FARC’s 1st Front that they have two options: demobilize, or end up either in prison or six feet underground. The dissident 1st Front is…
Some 2,000 members of the military have been sent to northern Colombia to facilitate the safe demobilization of 1,200 FARC guerrillas and prevent violence from other groups, local authorities and the…
Colombia’s government has released the locations of the demobilization zones and “normalization camps” for leftist FARC guerrillas who last week vowed to demobilize and disarm.
After three and a half years of negotiations, Colombia’s government and FARC rebels finally agreed on a bilateral ceasefire, and the guerrillas’ demobilization and disarmament. In the fifth of five…
Wars over control over the cultivation of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, is the biggest threat to benefits of a pending peace deal with the FARC and the…