and risk plunging Africa's second most-populous country into a disastrous civil war"; the peace agreement pushed through by then-Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, the 2016 winner, largely collapsed; "even [Barack] Obama himself questioned" his 2009 selection, "given that he had yet to achieve any significant

against humanity to go unpunished. In order to become law, the bill must pass a final vote in a congressional commission and be signed by President Juan Manuel Santos. Passing this law would mark a shift from previous governments, which have refused to negotiate with rebels, and show the current government's willi

dent on September 12th is an indication of the significant challenges ahead. Latin America Colombia: In a brief statement on August 27th President Juan Manuel Santos acknowledged that his government had agreed to restart peace talks with the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in a bid to end the hemisp

dent on September 12th is an indication of the significant challenges ahead. Latin America Colombia: In a brief statement on August 27th President Juan Manuel Santos acknowledged that his government had agreed to restart peace talks with the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in a bid to end the hemis