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people around a table
Conflict & Justice
Colombia’s govt launches peace talks with the nation’s largest-remaining rebel group
A man with no legs sits in a wheelchair in his living room
Science & Technology
A heavy-duty wheelchair expands mobility in post-war Colombia
Former rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia play football at a camp
In lead-up to Colombian elections, woman mayoral candidate is latest assassination victim
A group of FARC soldiers stand together reading from a paper.
Conflict & Justice
Colombia’s peace process under stress: 6 essential reads
A group of men and women, some holding arms stand around a man reading from a document.
Conflict & Justice
Former FARC leaders announce new armed offensive in Colombia
A man gardens on a small raised bed of plants.
Conflict & Justice
Despite the peace deal, former FARC fighters face a new war in rural Colombia
Afro Colombian man wearing glasses and green jacket stands in front of a wall
Conflict & Justice
Social activists risk their lives as Colombia’s peace process falters
A sign seen through a windshield says "Welcome." It is marking the entrance to a FARC camp in Colombia.
Conflict
Former FARC fighters turn a camp into a tourist attraction
president-elect Ivan Duque in Colombia give a victory speech
Global Politics
In Colombia, President-elect Duque faces challenges on peace, economy
Supporters cheer with the leaflets and placards ahead of the second round of presidential election in Soacha, Colombia, June 11, 2018.
Conflict & Justice
Despite accord, peace in Colombia is tenuous as country heads to runoff election
Men cutting large rainforest trees in Colombia.
Environment
In the Colombian Amazon, peace has environmental consequences
Eidanis Lamadrid, a founding member of the City of Women, stands in front of a neighbor's home. “I’m not sure that the peace process will bring peace here,” she said, referring to the Colombian government's peace deal with the FARC rebel group.
Conflict
These Colombian women built their own city to escape violence. But peace is still elusive.
Belén García
Economics
One side effect of Colombia’s civil war: cheap household help. But domestic workers want a better life.
Cuba's President Raul Castro oversees a handshake between Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (left) and FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono (right), better known by the nom de guerre Timochenko.
Conflict
Bitter foes strike a deal for peace in Colombia
General Ruben Dario Alzate was kidnapped by FARC in a village close to the provincial capital of Quibdó in northwestern Colombia.
Conflict
A Colombian general’s bizarre behavior may have derailed his country’s fragile peace talks