Whoever wins the presidential election will be tasked with restoring security to the country.

"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," ...

QUITO, Feb 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - In the throes of a bloody drug war, a shrinking economy and an acute energy crisis, Ecuadorans ...

seeking re-election Sunday as he leads a war on drug gangs blamed for a surge in violent crime in the once-peaceful South American country. Just last week, a leader of one of Ecuador's biggest ...

R unning Ecuador seems an unenviable job. In recent years it has become the most violent state in mainland Latin America.

President Daniel Noboa is favored to win Sunday’s presidential election as many voters embrace his heavy-handed tactics to ...

Ahead of Ecuador's presidential election, crime reduction remains pivotal. President Daniel Noboa, leveraging military force ...

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.

Ecuadorians vote Sunday for the country's next president as drug-related cartel and mafia violence run rampant. 'Iron fist' ...

Carlos D was the second-in-command of Los Lobos (The Wolves) and "considered a high-value target," the armed forces said in a ...

Incumbent President Daniel Noboa and his leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez crisscrossed their equator-hugging Andean nation, ...

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa is aiming for a full term in the presidential election, focusing on reducing crime and power ...