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Armed conflict and gang-related violence still plagues Colombia and is a humanitarian crisis in urgent need of a solution.

BOGOTÁ (AFP) – The government of Colombia and armed dissidents who broke off from what was once the nation’s largest insurgency agreed to renew a ceasefire and join peace talks, the two sides announced on Saturday. A joint statement did not specify how soon the ceasefire would take effect but said peace talks would subsequently […]

The Colombian government has entered a six-month ceasefire agreement with the National Liberation Army (ELN) amid ongoing peace talks.

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - A six-month ceasefire between Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group began o...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has offered former AUC commander Salvatore Mancuso, and inmate of the US justice system, a role as "peace emissary" to help secure his "total peace" agenda.

The rivalry between the Shottas and the Spartanos is thought to have cost some 300 lives, with both gangs dealing in drugs and extortion.

Official figures show deforestation fell 26% in Colombian Amazon last year and 29% nationwide

Buenaventura’s spike in homicides has prompted proposals to militarize the area while the High Commissioner for Peace plans new outreach efforts with criminal gangs

Colombia's armed forces and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels are set this week to halt offensive actions against each other, prior to the beginning of

A video circulating on social media has exposed members of an illegal armed group patrolling the streets of an impoverished neighborhood in Buenaventura, brandishing weapons and intimidating local residents.