Two Dutch Journalists Kidnapped
Two Dutch journalists have been abducted in Colombia in an area near the Venezuelan border. Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender ...
Tag: FARC
Colombia’s Farc Hand Over A Further 30% of Weapons
Colombia's Farc rebel group has handed over a further 30% of its weapons to United Nations inspectors as part of ...
Colombia Law Gives Former FARC Rebels Role In Politics
The peace deal with the FARC was the fruit of four years of negotiations in Cuba Colombia's ...
Colombia’s ELN Rebels ‘kidnap Eight’ In Choco
The gunmen forced the hostages into a boat and took them deep into the jungle The Colombian government has accused ...
Kidnapping Mars UN Security Council Visit To Colombia
An employee of the United Nations has been kidnapped by a dissident rebel faction in southern Colombia, marring a visit ...
Soldier Killed By Renegade Rebels
Members of the left-wing Colombian Farc rebel group opposed to last year's historic peace agreement have killed a soldier in ...
Charlotte Osei Nominated For 2017 Chatham House Prize
Ghana’s Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chatham House Prize. According to the ...
Charlotte Osei Nominated For 2017 Chatham House Prize
Ghana’s Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chatham House Prize. According to the ...
Farc Rebels Offer To Help Rebuild Town
Colombia's Farc rebel group has offered to help rebuild a town devastated by landslides that killed at least 254 people. ...
Colombia Vice Prsident Vargas Resigns, Nominated Successor Is Ex-Police Chief
Colombian Vice President German Vargas Lleras resigned on Wednesday, a move widely expected to herald his push for the presidency ...
Mental Conflict Endures For Former Child Soldiers
Haunted by indelibly painful memories, deprived of schooling and strangers to their own families -- for former child soldiers returning ...
Colombia Families Flee Illegal Gangs As Farc Leaves
Families on Colombia's border with Venezuela have been displaced by illegal groups trying to fill the vacuum left by the ...
Colombian Government and Farc To Sign New Peace Deal
Colombia’s government says it will sign a new peace accord with Farc rebels on Thursday, after a previous deal was ...
Colombia, Farc Reach New Deal
Colombia's government and the FARC rebel group will sign a peace deal, according to a joint statement announced Tuesday by ...
New Peace Deal Signed In Colombia Set To Be Lasting One
The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed on Saturday a new peace agreement after days ...
Government and Farc Reach New Agreement
The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have announced a new peace agreement, six weeks after the original deal ...
Nobel Peace Prize For Colombia President
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the 52-year conflict ...
Uribe Says Peace Deal Was ‘weak’ After Santos Meeting
Former Colombian President Alavaro Uribe has described the failed peace deal with leftist rebels as "weak" following a meeting with ...
Colombia’s President Santos Tries To Save Peace Deal
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has appointed a team of senior government officials to launch talks with the opposition on ...
Voters Reject Farc Peace Deal
Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.24% voting ...