Colombian Govt and Farc Rebels Peace Deal Signing Date Announced

The president of Colombia has announced that a peace deal between the country's government and Farc rebels will be formally signed on September 26,2016

The deal ends 50 years of conflict that left hundreds of thousands of people dead and millions displaced.

President Juan Manuel Santos called this "perhaps the most important announcement" of his life.

He said: "Peace will be signed on 26 September in [the Colombian city of] Cartagena."

Colombians will vote on the deal in a referendum in October 2016 before it is fully made into law