COLOMBIA: AVIVAMIENTO MEGACHURCH HOPES FORMER FARC REBELS WILL GET RELIGION
JULIA FRIEDMANN, in an article published by Religion News Service, reports on how a Colombian megachurch is reaching out to former FARC combatants…
With rebel ceasefire in tatters, fears of fresh displacement in Colombia, warns UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of Colombians risk being forced from their homes amid renewed violence after the expiry of a ceasefire between the country’s ELN rebel group and the government, the United Nations and aid groups warned on Monday. The National Liberation Army (ELN) leftist guerrilla group and the government of President Juan Manuel Santos […]
Colombians reject peace deal with FARC in national referendum
The future of a peace deal agreed between the Colombian Government and leftist guerilla group FARC – aimed at ending 52 years of conflict – remains up in the air after the Colombian people voted against the agreement in a national referendum. The BBC reports that the ‘no’ vote narrowly won the referendum, claiming 50.24 […]