Colombia agrees deal to end war with Farc

Colombia’s government and Marxist Farc rebels reached a final peace deal yesterday to end a five-decade war which once took the resource-rich country to the brink of collapse.

Under the historic agreement to end one of the world’s longest conflicts, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) will lay down arms and reintegrate into civilian life.

More than 220,000 people were killed in the conflict, tens of thousands disappeared, and millions fled their homes because of the violence.