Tag: Ecuador

• Tuesday, March 17th 2026 - 22:45 UTC

  Petro accuses Ecuador of bombing Colombian territory, deepening rift with Noboa

  

  The crisis between Colombia and Ecuador escalated sharply on Tuesday after Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his country was being bombed from Ecuadorian territory, while his counterpart Daniel Noboa rejected the allegation and insisted military operations were taking place only on Ecuador’s side of the border.

• Tuesday, March 17th 2026 - 11:44 UTC

  Rafael Correa in Uruguay: controversy over visit by convicted Ecuadorean ex-president

  

  Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa is in Uruguay, according to Uruguayan government sources cited by Montevideo daily El País. His presence prompted criticism from the opposition, while the government said that, for now, no formal meetings with executive branch authorities were planned.

• Tuesday, March 17th 2026 - 03:00 UTC

  Noboa imposes curfew in four provinces of Ecuador deploys 75,000 personnel in new anti-crime offensive

  

  Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has launched a new security offensive with a nightly curfew in four violence-hit provinces and the deployment of 75,000 soldiers and police officers. The restriction runs from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. in Guayas, El Oro, Los Ríos and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, began on Sunday night and is expected to remain in force for two weeks. In the first hours of the operation, authorities reported 253 arrests for violating the measure.

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 01:24 UTC

  Ecuador and U.S. Forces Destroy FARC Dissident Training Camp in Amazon Region

  

  Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces bombed and destroyed a training camp belonging to the Comandos de la Frontera, a dissident faction of Colombia's former FARC guerrilla organization, in the Amazon border province of Sucumbíos on Tuesday, both governments confirmed Friday.

• Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 02:27 UTC

  Ecuador’s rainy season: 21,089 affected as regional emergency remains in force across eight provinces

  

  Ecuador’s rainy season has left 21,089 people affected since January 1, 2026, with three deaths and 14 injured, according to the latest assessment by the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR).

• Wednesday, February 11th 2026 - 02:37 UTC

  Ecuador military accused of restricting press access; HRW condemn

  

  Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday warned of an “attack on freedom of expression and information” after the disclosure of alleged parameters issued by Ecuador’s armed forces to restrict coverage by media outlets deemed critical, EFE reported.

• Friday, January 23rd 2026 - 23:04 UTC

  EU and Ecuador wrap up talks on sustainable investment deal, EU’s first SIFA with Latin America

  

  The European Union and Ecuador have concluded negotiations on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA), in what Brussels is portraying as the bloc’s first such deal with a Latin American country, according to an EFE report on Friday.

• Friday, January 2nd 2026 - 10:28 UTC

  New State of Emergency declared in Ecuador after mass killing

  

  A violent mass shooting in the Ecuadorean port city of Manta left at least six people dead and a dozen wounded on New Year's Eve, as President Daniel Noboa declared a fresh 60-day State of Emergency across nine provinces.

• Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Kast and Noboa discuss “humanitarian corridor” for Venezuelan immigrants to return home

  

  Following a high-level summit at the Carondelet Palace in Quito on Tuesday, Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast and Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa have signaled a unified front on the South American migration crisis. Both leaders discussed Kast's proposal to establish a “humanitarian corridor” to facilitate the return of undocumented Venezuelan migrants to their home country.

• Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:44 UTC

  Chile: Kast bound for crime-torn Ecuador

  

  Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast is departing on Monday for Ecuador amid escalating security concerns.