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Colombia tries to persuade farmers to stop growing coca
2018-05-27 16:03 Colombia tries to persuade farmers to stop growing coca
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'War is not an option,' says former FARC guerrilla leader
As presidential elections in Colombia approach, FRANCE 24 sits down with former FARC Guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono, better known as Timoleon "Timochenko" Jimenez, in an…
Ecuador's president confirms journalists killed, vows military response
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno on Friday confirmed that three press workers kidnapped along the conflictive border with Colombia had been killed, opening the door to a military…
Ex-FARC leader arrested for trying to smuggle drugs to US
Colombian authorities arrested a former top rebel peace negotiator on a U.S. drug warrant Monday, delivering a major blow to the country's already teetering attempts to put a…
Parties opposed to FARC peace deal lead Colombia vote
Right-wing parties opposed to a peace deal with the FARC won historic elections in Colombia Sunday but fell short of a majority in polls that saw the former rebels enter the…
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Colombia's FARC: From armed conflict to the ballot box
Colombians head to the polls for congressional elections on Sunday, when for the first time ever former FARC rebels - now a political party - are fielding candidates. But in a…
FARC party withdraws from Colombia's elections
Election "will define a very important part of the peace agreement" - Alvaro Sierra, Director of FRANCE 24 Spanish.
FARC party withdraws from Colombia's presidential race
Colombia's FARC said Thursday it is pulling out of the country's presidential race after its candidate, 59-year-old ex-guerrilla leader Rodrigo "Timochenko" Londono, suffered a…
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Colombia elections: The FARC's hard road to parliament
In Colombia, elections are fast approaching and for the first time ever, the vote will see members of the ex-guerrilla movement FARC run for Congress. The FARC rebels fought the…
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The challenge of clearing Colombia of landmines
One year after Colombia signed a historic peace deal with FARC rebels, a key challenge is to clear the soil of anti-personnel mines and other explosives. After Afghanistan,…
Colombia's peace deal with FARC wanes one year on
When rebel commander Rodrigo Londono signed a peace deal committing his troops to laying down their weapons, it was heralded as the best chance in decades to end Latin America's…
Colombia's peace deal with FARC wanes one year on
Colombia marks the one-year anniversary of its peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. The historic agreement putting an end to 53 years of armed…