Ecuador's National Assembly on Saturday approved a reform backed by President Daniel Noboa to arm the government with new ...

Ecuadorean authorities asked the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) for assistance to tackle ...

Ecuador's parliament on Tuesday gave the green light for the establishment of foreign military bases in the country as it seeks international assistance in its battle against violent drug gangs.

Ecuador said Friday it will probe the finances of any judge or prosecutor who releases a suspected violent criminal, amid ...

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s National Assembly yesterday ... declared an “internal armed conflict” in January 2024 against criminal gangs, just a couple of months after he was first ...

Noboa won reelection promising a hardline security agenda to tackle Ecuador’s security crisis. His plans will face two major ...

Ecuador’s war on gangs has been in the making for years. But it became official in January 2024, when President Daniel Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict following a series of seemingly ...

QUITO - Ecuador's National Assembly on Saturday approved ... declared an "internal armed conflict" in January 2024 against criminal gangs, just a couple of months after he was first inaugurated ...

Ecuador, once considered one of the more stable ... strategy has drawn comparisons to El Salvador’s controversial anti-gang measures, which have been praised by some for reducing crime but ...

Ecuador's National Assembly passed a comprehensive reform granting President Daniel Noboa legal powers to tackle armed groups and drug networks. The reform allows for military collaboration, increased ...