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

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.

There are an estimated 40,000 gang members in Ecuador, the president has said, and about 20 gangs with links to international cartels. Noboa last year declared Ecuador to be in an internal armed ...

Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s youngest-ever president and heir ... pledging to intensify his government’s battle against powerful drug gangs while reviving the struggling economy.

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 ...

President Daniel Noboa's administration won legislative approval for two key laws aimed at strengthening its response to ...

Operations by Ecuador’s military following a historic massacre will do little to slow the country's lucrative illegal mining ...

Daniel Noboa was sworn in Saturday for a second term as Ecuadoran president, promising to "save" his South American country from narco-traffickers allied with foreign criminal gangs. The 37-year ...