The Gaitanistas, Colombia’s largest and richest armed and criminal group, remain outside the government’s initiative for dialogue with all the country’s armed organisations. To avoid jeopardising...

Among the leaders of the Middle East today, there is perhaps no one more enigmatic or more adored than Sultan Qaboos, the ruler of Oman.

Breiner David Cucuñame was shot dead while on patrol with the unarmed group Indigenous Guard

Corte concedió tutela y tumbó resolución de la Anla sobre uso de glifosato para cultivos ilícitos.

La caída en los precios y la alta inflación se han traducido en desplazamiento forzado e inseguridad alimentaria para miles de campesinos cuyo pilar económico ha sido el monocultivo de la planta y la...

La iglesia católica pide a estos grupos ilegales que no usen a las comunidades como escudos humanos.

Salvatore Mancuso testified to peace tribunal that rightwing AUC worked hand in glove with business, military and political elite

In Colombia, armed groups have treated the pandemic as a recruitment opportunity.

Saudi Arabia has been forging links to Iraq since reopening its Baghdad embassy in 2016. Its adversary Iran has strong Iraqi ties. If Riyadh avoids antagonising Tehran, invests wisely and quiets...

Coca gives Colombian small farmers a stable livelihood but also endangers their lives, as criminals battle over the drug trade and authorities try to shut it down. Bogotá and Washington should...

Colombia’s government has issued a long awaited public apology for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians who were slain by the military and registered as rebel fighters during one of the most...

A crash in the price of coca, the chief ingredient in cocaine, is contributing to food insecurity in Colombia and causing displacement, as people leave areas that depend on the illicit crop, accord...

In this interview, Elizabeth talks about the deep ties that link her to the communities she lives in and works with as she juggles the life of a caring mom and a high-profile conflict analyst...

Neither candidate has a clear plan to contain rising levels of conflict and armed violence in the countryside.

Analysis in English on Yemen about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and more; published on 7 Dec 2018 by IPC

The announcement comes five years after the demobilised rebel group signed a peace deal with the Colombian government

Salvatore Mancuso, former commander of right-wing paramilitary groups, has offered four days of tribunal testimony.

Colombia’s 2016 peace deal was a landmark achievement, convincing the FARC guerrillas to disarm and enter civilian life. Yet much remains to be done to show insurgents that they can redress their...

A six-month truce began on Thursday between the government and the largest remaining insurgency, the far-left group known as the National Liberation Army.