Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is expected to receive surgery for prostate cancer at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital, according to reports.
“It is the time for union and reconciliation,” said President Juan Manuel Santos.
According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Institute, Colombia reduced its military expenditures by nearly USD$2 billion in 2015.
A new round of talks have begun in Havana to find a negotiated end to the Colombia conflict. But recent history has shown us that only former presidents Santos and Uribe can salvage a peace on the brink.
President Santos has extended the ceasefire with FARC until Dec. 31 to revive the peace accord rejected in the nationwide plebiscite.
In Colombia’s peace vote on Sunday, the country was divided between rural victims and urban residents, leading the country to reject accords with the FARC by a small margin.
World leaders have begun arriving in Cartagena ahead of the historic peace signing Monday with FARC.
Colombia’s president and Bogotá’s mayor announced plans on Saturday for Bogotá’s metro system, including billions of pesos in national funds.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos delivers a stern warning to his citizens, should the peace agreement with FARC be rejected by popular vote.
Former President Alvaro Uribe hasn’t definitely said ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to an invitation to dialogue with FARC commander alias ‘Timochenko.’
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos will appoint all-new cabinet members as he prepares to push a post-conflict agenda.
Colombians are preparing for protests and strikes leading up to an expected peace deal between the government and the FARC guerrilla.
President Obama and President Santos announced Thursday “Peace Colombia,” a $450 million successor to Plan Colombia.
Fifteen years after Plan Colombia went into effect, President Santos is in Washington to meet with President Obama and others to talk about the post-conflict era.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Bogotá Mayor Enrique Peñalosa worked together this week on a new Pact for Bogotá Security.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announces from Havana, Cuba, the final stretch for peace talks with the FARC guerrilla.