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Ecuador is struggling to bring spiraling violence under control, with mayors fearing for their lives and the national government recognizing an increase in extortion and kidnapping amid a 90-day ...
The homicide rate in Ecuador rose from 5 to 46 per 100,000 inhabitants between 2017 and 2023. According to political analyst Fernando Carrion, from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, the turning point came when Lenín Moreno came into office in 2017.
Ecuador would typically buy electricity from its neighbor Colombia, but a prolonged regional drought has weakened electrical grids throughout the region. Quito, Ecuador, during a scheduled 14-hour ...
Ecuador's borders will be closed from Saturday to next Monday, President Daniel Noboa said in a post on X on Monday, while also ratcheting up the military's presence at the borders and at ports.
A political crisis began in Ecuador on 17 May 2023 as a result of the impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso.The impeachment inquiry began in the National Assembly on 9 May and lasted until 17 May when Lasso dissolved parliament through the constitutional provision known as muerte cruzada (' mutual death ').
The 2023-2024 Ecuador electricity crisis was caused by a severe drought that depleted water levels at hydroelectric plants and a lack of capacity buildup. [1] Ecuador experienced rolling blackouts for up to 14 hours per day in the fall crisis (started on 23 September 2024 [ 1 ] ) of 2024. [ 2 ]
In 2024, Ecuador faced a major security crisis when José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of the criminal group Los Choneros, escaped from prison in Guayaquil on the day he was scheduled to be transferred to a maximum-security facility. Authorities reported the escape the following day and filed charges against two prison officers.
Ecuador and Canada have finalized a new trade accord following months of negotiations, Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa said on social media on Sunday. Noboa's government expects the trade deal ...