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COLOMBIAN communist guerilla leader Timochenko said the new accord signed by his movement and the government on Thursday was just the first step towards peace.
Rodrigo Londono, known by his nom de guerre Timoleon Jimenez or just Timochenko, spoke following the signing of the revised peace accord at Bogota’s Colon Theatre.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) commander and President Juan Manuel Santos signed the agreement with a special pen made from a rifle cartridge.
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA