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On 9 January 2024, an armed conflict broke out in Ecuador involving the country's government against several organized crime groups, most notably the Los Choneros cartel. Reports of armed attacks throughout Guayaquil and other parts of the country were widespread, occurring primarily in prisons, markets, roads, and universities.
9 January – 2024 conflict in Ecuador: President Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency following the escape of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of the Los Choneros drug cartel, from prison.
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 ]
Ecuador). [36] On 29 April 2024, Ecuador filed a separate suit in the ICJ, accusing Mexico of illegally granting asylum to Glas. [37] [38] The ICJ declined Mexico's request for provisional measures in May 2024, finding that they were not warranted by the circumstances, because Ecuador had already pledged to protect Mexican diplomatic premises. [37]
A constitutional referendum was held in Ecuador on 21 April 2024, amid the 2024 Ecuadorian conflict. [1] [2] The referendum was held on proposed security measures. [1] [2] In January 2024, the Constitutional Court had blocked nine proposed questions. [3] Items F through K were structured as a popular consultation rather than a constitutional ...
Noboa meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March 2024. On 5 April 2024, the Mexican embassy in Quito was raided by Ecuadorian police and military forces. Mexico and numerous other countries decried the raid as a violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the 1954 Caracas Convention on Diplomatic Asylum ...
In August 2024, multiple wildfires started in Ecuador. [1] What they resulted from is currently unknown. Some cities in Ecuador such as Loja, Quito and Guayaquil have been affected by forest fires to such an extent that the Peruvian government has been forced to send personnel and support aircraft to stop the forest fires.
It was held in Ecuador from 11 April to 5 May 2024. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CONMEBOL representatives besides Colombia who automatically qualified as host. Colombia finished in the top four, the fifth in the final stage also qualified.