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Erdogan vs. Merkel, Colombia peace deal, Raymond Kopa (part 2)
Our panel of journalists explore the latest revelations regarding US Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s contacts with Moscow, the sinking ship that has become François Fillon’s…
Colombia’s FARC rebels begin to lay down arms
Colombia's FARC rebels are due to begin disarming Wednesday under United Nations supervision, the culmination of a historic peace process to end half a century of conflict.
Focus
A closer look at former Colombian president Uribe's murky past
Colombia recently reached a historic peace deal with FARC rebels, but that's not to everyone's liking. In parliament, the peace process has a strong adversary in Alvaro Uribe,…
Inside The Americas
Canada's indigenous population divided over pipeline projects
This has been Donald Trump’s first week as president of the United States. He has signed a series of executive orders, including one reversing policy on two controversial oil…
France's Hollande meets with FARC rebels in Colombia
French President François Hollande met with leaders of Colombia's largest rebel movement Tuesday in an area where guerrillas will soon begin turning over weapons as part of a…
UN sacks staff in Colombia for dancing with FARC rebels
The United Nations said Thursday it has sacked four members of its monitoring mission for the Colombian peace process for dancing with FARC rebels at a New Year's Eve party.
Colombia approves amnesty for thousands of FARC rebels
Colombia's Congress on Wednesday passed a law granting amnesty to FARC rebels as part of the country's peace deal, a development the government hailed as "historic."
Colombia’s Santos accepts Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said an accord to end a 52-year civil war with Marxist rebels was a “ray of hope” for solving conflicts from Syria to South Sudan as he…
The Interview
Colombia peace deal will be ‘lasting’, FARC rebel leader tells FRANCE 24
FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono (also known as Timochenko) tells FRANCE 24 he is confident that a deal with the government to end decades of conflict will succeed. President…
Colombia's President Santos: Nobel Peace Prize 'a gift from God'
In an exclusive interview, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos tells FRANCE 24 how winning the Nobel Peace Prize helped him to resurrect a deal to end decades of bloody war…
Colombia's congress ratifies landmark FARC peace deal
After five decades of war, more than four years of negotiations and two signing ceremonies, Colombia's congress late Wednesday formally ratified a peace agreement allowing…
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