There has been a steady rise in violent attacks across parts of Ecuador, and President Daniel Noboa has placed seven provinces under a Security State of Emergency.
Ecuador's new president secures a decisive win in a referendum aimed at curbing rising violence by criminal groups. With a strong "yes" vote on nine security-focused questions, economic proposals face rejection.
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been seething after Ecuador conducted a police raid on Mexican soil to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas.
Forty-three prisoners are still at large following their escape from a prison in northern Ecuador. In a tumultuous turn of events, 43 prisoners are still on the run following a jailbreak in northern Ecuador, as stated by the SNAI prisons agency on Monday, Reuters reports.
Ecuador President Daniel Noboa, who took office in November with a vow to "restore peace," has declared a state of "internal armed conflict" and designated more than 20 gangs as terrorist groups, making them military targets.
Less than 48 hours after being sworn in, Ecuador's new president, Daniel Noboa, has started addressing his country's rising drug problem with the repeal of a controversial law.
It is official! Daniel Noboa is now Ecuador's new president and is now the South American country's youngest president ever. However, he faces some very tough challenges ahead.
The Ecuador elections are finally over and a new president-elect has been declared as newbie politician Daniel Noboa, 35, becomes the country's youngest president ever,