Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced a “strategic alliance” to fight organized crime with Erik Prince, the founder ...

Adolfo Macias Villamar, alias El Fito, escaped from jail in Ecuador more than a year ago and an international hunt for the ...

By Mathew Cohen Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announced on March 11 that he had formed a “strategic alliance” with US ...

Rival factions of an Ecuadoran drug trafficking gang fought Thursday in the violent port city of Guayaquil, leaving at least ...

Ecuadorian voters will choose between incumbent conservative President Daniel Noboa and progressive challenger Luisa González ...

Gangs, drugs and public safety threats are ravaging Ecuador’s largest city and may push the president to seek help from the ...

The recent killings show how the government's tough-on-crime response has been minimally effective at best and spurred ...

The government of President Daniel Noboa, who is running for reelection in an April run-off, has intensified security ...

The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug cartels and various organized crime groups.

Patricio Ernesto Aguilar Vásquez, director of the community newspaper El Libertador de Quinindé, was murdered on 4 March 2025 ...

But this election is taking place amid a severe security crisis. Formerly known for its low homicide rates and booming economy, Ecuador is grappling with surging violence and organized crime. How did ...