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Timoleon Jimenez, the leader of Colombian rebel group FARC, announced a ceasefire in Havana on Sunday after reaching an agreement with the Colombian government, ending one of the longest running and deadliest wars in the world, which has already left over 300,000 people dead.
South Sudan's government and rebel groups have signed a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands have died. Cheers rang out as one by one, representatives from the transitional government and rebel groups signed the deal, a year after the peace talks began, at a ceremony in the South Sudanese capital Juba. IMAGES
Colombian voters for and against a FARC peace agreement react after a referendum was narrowly rejected, effectively striking down the historic peace pact between the government and Marxist rebel group. Gavino Garay reports.
Colombia has released 16 FARC rebels from prison as part of ongoing peace talks aimed at ending five decades of civil war. Nathan Frandino reports.
The Colombian government has canceled peace talks in Cuba with leftist FARC guerillas, following the surprise kidnapping of a senior army general. Gavino Garay reports.
Colombian president Gustavo Petro attends the third round of peace talks in Havana to announce a six-month ceasefire pact with the ELN guerrilla in pursuit of ending decades of conflict in the South American country. IMAGES