Colombia

Colombia

Colombia and FARC agree on a revised peace deal

The Colombian government and FARC rebels have agreed to sign a revised peace deal after the last one was rejected in a referendum.

23/11/2016

Colombia

Colombian government and FARC strike revised peace deal

The Colombian government and FARC rebel group have agreed new terms to end a deadly 52-year war.

13/11/2016

Colombia

Talks aims to salvage Colombia's fragile FARC deal

Colombia’s government and FARC rebels have been back at the negotiating table in the Cuban capital Havana.

28/10/2016

Colombia

Colombia delays peace talks with Marxist ELN rebels

Colombia’s delayed peace talks with Marxist ELN rebels at the last minute – demanding that a politician, held captive for six months, is freed.

27/10/2016

Colombia

Colombia ceasefire extended as rebels attempt peace

President Santos of Colombia announces an extension of the ceasefire between the government and Farc rebels will be extended until December 31.

14/10/2016

Colombia

Colombian government and ELN rebels to begin formal talks to revive FARC peace deal

The Colombian government is to start formal peace talks with the ELN – or National Liberation Army – the country’s second largest rebel group.

11/10/2016

Colombia

Colombia's President to donate his Nobel Prize money to FARC victims

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is to donate his Nobel Peace Prize money to the victims of his country’s war with FARC rebels.

10/10/2016

Colombia

Colombians welcome Nobel Peace Prize for President Santos

Demonstrators for peace in Bogotá hail the award for their leader, hoping it will boost efforts to seal peace after voters rejected the deal he negotiated.

08/10/2016

Colombia

Juan Manuel Santos dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to Colombians, past and present

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has dedicated his 2016 Nobel Peace Prize to the victims of, and those who have lived through, the 52-year conflict with FARC…

07/10/2016

Colombia

Colombian president meets rival to discuss FARC deal

Juan Manuel Santos and his opposition rival Alvaro Uribe met on Wednesday in a bid to resolve their differences over a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels.

06/10/2016

Colombia

Colombia peace deal: ceasefire with FARC will end this month, President Santos says

In Colombia, the ceasefire with FARC rebels has been extended until the end of this month, President Juan Manuel Santos has said.

05/10/2016

Colombia

Colombia and FARC rebels scramble to revive their peace deal

The race is on to salvage Colombia's peace deal as the government and FARC rebels plan new talks in the hope of reviving the pact

04/10/2016

Colombia

Work to restart on Colombia's landmark FARC deal

Voters rejected the landmark deal as too lenient on the rebels in a popular vote on Sunday. The shock result has plunged the country into uncertainty.

03/10/2016

Colombia

Back to the drawing board in Bogota

Work will begin on Monday to revive a plan to end the 52-year conflict between the Colombian government and the country's Marxist FARC guerrillas

03/10/2016

Colombia

Colombia rejects peace deal with FARC rebels

Colombian voters confound forecasters by rejecting a landmark peace deal with FARC rebels considering it "too soft" on the guerrillas.

03/10/2016

Colombia

Colombians reject landmark peace deal with FARC

Colombian voters confound forecasters by rejecting a landmark peace deal with FARC rebels considering it "too soft" on the guerrillas.

03/10/2016

Colombia

Colombians head to the polls to vote on a historic peace deal with the FARC

Recent polls show two-thirds are likely to vote in favour of the agreement signed between the President and the head of the FARC on Monday.

02/10/2016

Colombia

Yes and No in Colombia: behind the divisions ahead of the vote to ratify the historic peace deal

Colombians are going to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to ratify a peace deal that would bring an end to Latin America's longest running armed conflict.

01/10/2016

Colombia

Deadly Hurricane Matthew reaches highest level

Hurricane Matthew has turned deadly off Colombia’s Caribbean coast, killing at least one person as it heads north.

01/10/2016

Colombia

Rebels seek forgiveness before referendum on peace deal

In the week before Colombia holds a referendum on whether to accept a peace deal to end over fifty years of civil war, commanders of the main rebel group, the FARC, have been asking their victims to f

01/10/2016

World

Colombia prepares for poll over historic peace deal

After four years of talks, FARC members unanimously agreed to a peace deal with the Columbian government to end a bitter conflict that’s lasted more than half a…

01/10/2016

Colombia

Colombians call for 'no more war' as historic peace deal is signed between Farc rebels and the government

More than 50 years of civil war and bloodshed have been officially brought to an end with the signing of a peace deal between Colombia and Farc rebels.

27/09/2016

Colombia

Colombia prepares to bid farewell to arms

Colombia’s government and Marxist rebel are readying to end a half-century war that’s killed a quarter of a million people.

26/09/2016

Colombia

Colombia prepares for poll over historic peace deal

After four years of talks, FARC members unanimously agreed to a peace deal with the Columbian government to end a bitter conflict that’s lasted more than half a…

26/09/2016

Colombia

Colombia prepares for signing of historic peace deal

Colombia’s Caribbean town of Cartagena is preparing to host the signing of an historic peace deal between the Colombian government and Farc rebels.

26/09/2016

Colombia

Colombia peace pact with FARC rebels to be signed on Sept 26

A date has been set for peace in Colombia.

03/09/2016