Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Colombia's Clan del Golfo leaders to face jail in peace deal
Colombia's government is talking to the Clan del Golfo, a big crime group, about a peace deal.
The group's leaders will have to go to jail, but the exact conditions are still being discussed.
The government wants to make sure the deal is strong before a new leader takes over.
They also want to help the areas where the group operates by investing in social programs and replacing coca crops.
Other countries like Qatar, Spain, Norway, and Switzerland are helping with the talks.
The United States and the United Kingdom might join, but they haven't decided yet.
Clan del Golfo leaders will serve prison time under a potential peace deal with the Colombian government.
Negotiations are focused on making progress irreversible before a new administration takes office in 2026.
The deal aims to disarm and demobilize about 9,000 members of the Clan, which operates in 130 municipalities.
No bilateral ceasefire has been agreed, but arrest and extradition orders for top commanders will be suspended as progress is made.
The government plans to establish state presence in Clan-controlled areas through social investment and coca crop substitution.
- Who
- Clan del Golfo leaders and the Colombian government
- What
- Potential peace deal involving prison terms for Clan del Golfo leaders
- When
- Negotiations ongoing, with a focus on progress before a new administration takes office in 2026
- Where
- Talks are taking place in Qatar
- Why
- To bring peace to Colombia after six decades of armed conflict and to disarm and demobilize Clan del Golfo members
- Group
- Clan del Golfo (Gaitanist Army of Colombia)
- Negotiator
- Alvaro Jiménez
- President
- Gustavo Petro
- Members
- 9,000
- Operating Areas
- 130 municipalities across five northern provinces
- Mediators
- Qatar, Spain, Norway, Switzerland
- Potential Participants
- United States, United Kingdom