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
World News FARC rebels unanimously ratify peace deal with Colombian government Colombia’s FARC rebel group has unanimously voted in favour of a peace deal with the government, after more than five decades of conflict. 24/09/2016
USA The war in Colombia is over, Santos tells UN Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has officially submitted the peace deal to end his country’s civil war to the United Nations Security Council. 21/09/2016
Colombia Colombia's FARC rebels announce a definitive truce Colombia’s leftist rebel group the FARC has ordered its fighters to observe a ceasefire from midnight local time in a definitive truce. 29/08/2016
World Colombia's peace deal heads to Congress It was an historic moment: the formal peace agreement made in Havana to end 52 years of civil war in Colombia. 26/08/2016
Colombia Colombia government urges referendum backing for FARC peace deal The Colombian government has defended the peace deal agreed on Wednesday under which leftist FARC rebels will give up their armed struggle and join the political… 25/08/2016
Colombia Colombia's long road to peace After 52 years of fighting and four years of negotiations Latin America’s longest running conflict has officially ended. 25/08/2016
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 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
World News Hopes for peace as Colombia signs historic ceasefire deal Colombia’s president and the leader of its largest rebel army, the FARC have signed an historic ceasefire deal in the Cuban capital Havana. 23/06/2016
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
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
No Comment 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 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
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
Colombia Remains of victims of Colombian civil war returned to families The remains of 29 people who disappeared during the half-century conflict in Colombia were handed over to their families on Thursday, as the peace process gets back on track. 18/12/2015