Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet Voters in Ecuador are getting ready to pick a new president The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
A 7th man accused of killing an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain in prison The killing of the seven suspects happened a little more than a week before Ecuador holds a presidential runoff election and as officials struggle to explain how this was possible. WEKU · Oct 9, 2023
Six suspects in assassination of Ecuador candidate are found dead in prison cell Alleged assassins found dead in notorious Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
‘We should treat it as a war’: Ecuador’s descent into drug gang violence Successive governments have been unable to rein in violence as South American country became cocaine superhighway The Guardian - US · Sep 12, 2023
Ecuador’s presidential candidates should listen to its people on Amazon drilling Letter: Ecuadorians have voted for a ban but could be disappointed given the power of vested interests, writes Frank Brouwer The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
A presidential runoff is likely in Ecuador between an ally of ex-president and a banana tycoon’s son The vote count in Ecuador's special presidential election points to a leftist backed by the country’s fugitive ex-president likely facing a runoff with the son of a banana tycoon The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Ally of former leftist Ecuador president to face tycoon’s son in runoff election Luisa González, who has pledged to revive Rafael Correa’s social programmes, to run against Daniel Noboa in October The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023