Colombia

Colombia

Colombia and FARC rebels sign historic peace deal

After four years of negotiations the Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels have signed a historic peace agreement ending a 50-year-old insurgency.

25/08/2016

Colombia

Venezuela and Colombia agree to re-open border crossings

border to re-open along five crossings to pedestrians to remain open for 15hrs per day full re-opening under discussion Venezuela and Colombia have agreed to partially re-open their…

12/08/2016

Colombia

Colombian authorities burn down more than 100 cocaine 'laboratories'

Colombian authorities say they have destroyed more than 100 cocaine laboratories.

03/08/2016

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Crossing into Colombia

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans streamed across the border from the town of San Antonio del Tachira into Cucuta, Colombia on Sunday (17 July) to stock up on food, home goods and medicine that are in

19/07/2016

Colombia

The National Liberation Army fails to follow in the footsteps of FARC rebels and lay down arms

The National Liberation Army, known as the ELN is one of many 20th century Latin American guerrilla movements inspired by Marxist ideology and the success of the 1959 Cuban…

01/07/2016

Colombia

Celebratory scenes on the streets of Bogota

The signing of the historic ceasefire deal between so-called FARC rebels and the Colombian government marks one of the final steps towards a full peace deal in the…

24/06/2016

Colombia

Colombia's government and main rebel army sign historic ceasefire deal in Cuba

Latin American leaders and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gathered in the Cuban capital Havana have witnessed the historic signing of a ceasefire deal between Colombia’s government and its main

23/06/2016

Colombia

Historic ceasefire deal brings peace closer to Colombia

Colombia’s civil war began as a 1960s peasant revolt but then exploded into a cocaine-fuelled conflict which killed at least 22,000 people and displaced…

23/06/2016

Colombia

Historic peace deal signed between Colombian government and FARC rebels

Three years of historic peace talks between Colombian government and FARC negotiators have resulted in a ceasefire agreement.

22/06/2016

Sport

Colombia down Peru to reach Copa America semi-finals

Colombia captain James Rodriguez and his team-mates celebrated as Los Cafeteros kept their composure to edge out rivals Peru in the quarter-finals of the Copa America at the MetLife Stadium in New…

18/06/2016

Colombia

Colombia's FARC rebels may return to battle, warns president

Colombia’s president said his country’s FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebel group is prepared to return to the battlefield if peace negotiations…

17/06/2016

Colombia

Journalists held by Colombian rebels freed

Three journalists held by Marxist rebels in Colombia have been freed after up to six days in captivity.

28/05/2016

Colombia

Spanish journalist freed in Colombia

Spanish journalist Salud Hernández has been freed by after six days in captivity in Colombia.

28/05/2016

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Pillow fight for peace

Hundreds of university students staged a pillow fight in the Colombian capital of Bogota as a symbolic act carrying a message of peace.

21/05/2016

Colombia

Colombian child soldiers to be removed from FARC rebel ranks

The Colombian government has agreed a plan to reintegrate child soldiers from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, into society. The

16/05/2016

Colombia

Colombia government and FARC rebels return to peace talks

Colombia’s largest rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government have returned to talks aimed at ending 50 years

07/05/2016

Colombia

Colombian castaway rescued after two months adrift

A Colombian castaway has been rescued in the Pacific Ocean after two months adrift. He was fishing with three colleagues when their motor failed. The

06/05/2016

Colombia

Peru's most wanted man is deported from Colombia

Colombia police have handed over an alleged Peruvian drug lord to the Peruvian authorities. Gerson Galvez, known as Caracol or The Snail, and who has

02/05/2016

Sport

Team Sky withdraw Sergio Henao from racing in biological passport probe

Cycling's anti-doping foundation has opened a biological passport case against Team Sky rider Sergio Henao.

20/04/2016

Colombia

Colombia begins peace talks with leftist rebels

Colombia’s government and leftist National Liberation Army rebels say they are to begin formal peace talks, bringing the country a step closer to

30/03/2016

World

Promoting Colombian assets in Europe

Euronews spoke at Berlin’s ITB to Natalia Bayona, Pro Colombia, about how the country reaches out to European markets at the world’s most important

11/03/2016

Colombia

Colombia to miss March 23 peace deadline

It’s official: Colombia will miss a deadline for a peace accord between the government and leftist FARC rebels. President Juan Manuel Santos said on

11/03/2016

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Colombian Police shootout and arrests

A dramatic first-person video posted to Facebook by Colombian police shows a shootout with and arrest of suspects in the northern city of

26/02/2016

Colombia

Colombia: More than 5,000 pregnant women infected with Zika virus

As efforts continue to try and stem the spread of Zika in the Americas, Colombia says more than 5,000 pregnant women are infected with the

14/02/2016

Colombia

UN observers to monitor Colombia-FARC peace deal

The United Nations Security Council has approved international observers to monitor a long-awaited peace agreement between Colombia and the country’s

26/01/2016

Cinema

'Embrace of the Serpent': Colombia's soulful Oscar entry

‘Embrace of the Serpent’ takes us to the heart of darkness in the Amazon. Directed by Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra, it features a shaman in the

22/01/2016