Land Conflicts Feared in Wake of Colombia Peace Accord

Conflicts over land in Colombia are likely to increase following a peace deal to end half a century of war as once no-go areas in the Andean country open up for business and development projects, land rights experts said. The government and rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are due to sign a peace accord Monday to end Latin America's longest-running conflict, which has killed 200,000 people. The war, which began as an uprising by the Marxist-inspired rebels over...

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