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Aug 2023
24m 14s

Will there be peace in Colombia as cease...

Al Jazeera
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High hopes in Colombia as a six-month ceasefire with rebels begins. The ELN is the last remaining armed group operating in the country. But will this deal hold after others have failed?

Join host Sohail Rahman.

Guests:

Jorge Restrepo - Director, Conflict Analysis Resource Center.

Elizabeth Dickinson - Senior Analyst for Colombia, International Crisis Group. 

Laura Bonilla - Deputy Director, Peace and Reconciliation Foundation.

 

 

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