On Ecuador's lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president's "iron ...

Ecuador was plunged into a nationwide state of emergency after one of its most powerful drug lords escaped from prison and an “internal armed conflict” broke out as security forces took on ...

Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police ...

For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

Ecuador’s youngest ever president has declared numerous states of emergency, deployed military units to tackle gang activity, and began construction on a new maximum-security prison after an ...

Some 14mn Ecuadorans began voting under tight security yesterday, choosing who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation ...

Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno declared a state of emergency as nationwide protests broke out over the end of decades-old fuel subsidies. As the fuel measure came into effect protesters set ...

He has declared numerous states of emergency, deployed military units ... He has also advocated for the US to re-establish a military base in Ecuador to help fight the drug trade.

Ecuador has spiraled into violence, leading the government to declare an “internal armed conflict” against criminal gangs. The state of emergency triggered a coordinated counterattack by criminal ...

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced the closure of Ecuador's borders starting Saturday ... The 37-year-old head of state also decided to strengthen the military presence in border ...

Ecuador now looks set to follow the recent ... He has also imposed a 60-day state of emergency, during which Ecuadorians will be subject to curfews while armed forces try to restore order in ...