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Colombia suspends extradition of rebel leader wanted in the US for drug trafficking
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended the extradition of a rebel leader to the United States, arguing that he needs to stay in Colombia to contribute to peace talks ...
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)2d
“Simultaneously juggling nine processes at once”: Colombia’s “Total Peace” plan and mounting security challenges
Nearly three years into President Gustavo Petro’s term, his flagship “Total Peace” initiative is faltering. On this episode ...
Human Rights Watch blames Colombia attacks on failed peace policy
Wave of deadly bombings in Cauca and Valle del Cauca prompts condemnation from international rights groups and the UN.
Congo and Rwanda to sign US-mediated peace deal to end conflict in eastern Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo ...
Congo and Rwanda sign a U.S.-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help ...
The Economist4d
A peace agreement that will probably not bring peace
On June 27th the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo stood smiling in the Oval Office next to ...
Trump helped these African countries sign a peace deal. Here’s what we know
A deal signed in Washington has been touted as a major step toward peace in Congo following decades of conflict that has ...