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Weekly Report - 07 September 2017 (WR-17-35)
COLOMBIA: Tipping point for peace?
Two major events this week may give the Colombian peace process greater momentum. On 4 September the government and the leadership of the guerrilla group Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) announced a ceasefire agreement. Scarcely 48 hours later Pope Francis arrived on an official visit to the country. This is the first papal visit to Colombia in 31 years; Francis is expected to endorse the peace process.
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