FARC and Colombia sign new agreement

The Colombian government and the FARC Marxist signs Thursday again a peace agreement.

On October 2, a previously agreed by the population voted in a referendum, because it would work out to benefit the rebels. The amended contract will be signed in the capital Bogota by FARC leader Rodrigo Londono and President Santos. The latter won in early October still the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the conflict with the rebel group.

The conflict kept Colombia more than a half-century in his grip and led to the deaths of more than 220 000 people. In addition, millions of people were displaced in the Andean country.