Colombia rebel group FARC said Saturday it will be “serious,” “sensible” and “pragmatic” when negotiating an end of the country’s 48-year-old armed conflict with the government next month. In a…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday asked media for “discretion” and “prudence” regarding their reporting on the upcoming peace talks with the FARC. Peace talks news archive The president…
Colombia’s Congress should hand Juan Manuel Santos the power to grant presidential pardons to members of the FARC, said a congressman Friday. The idea “is simply to include an article…
A Colombia Reports readers poll on Friday showed similar skepticism about a positive outcome of peace talks between the government the FARC as showed by a recent poll among Colombians.…
Colombia’s armed forces will not permit the ascension of FARC successor groups if the upcoming peace talks prove successful, claimed the defense minister Thursday. “If at the end we are…
The chairman of the peace committee of the House of Representatives has called for Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN to join the peace talks between the FARC and the…
Colombia will reconstruct a National Peace Council allowing civilian organizations to indirectly take part in a peace process with guerrilla group FARC that is set to begin in October. Lawmakers…
If Colombia’s government and rebels of the FARC succeed in striking a peace deal, the country’s economy could see Asia-like growth of 6% to 7% for decades, Finance Minister Mauricio…
Nearly five million acres of desecrated Colombian forest could be recovered in 10 years’ time if peace talks prove successful, said a leading environmental organization. Environmental group “Think Green” revealed that…