Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso issued a decree dissolving the National Assembly on Wednesday. This shortened the timeline for legislative and presidential elections and prevented political opponents from attempting impeachment. The…
Ecuador fights illegal Amazonian mines with military.
The Ecuadorian government has ordered military and police to nine regions in an attempt to destroy illegal mining, which mostly target gold and copper riches, officials said on Monday. The…
By News Team May 9, 2023
Ecuador buys $1.6 billion bonds to save Galapagos.
Credit Suisse purchased $1.6 billion of Ecuador’s loans to safeguard the Galapagos Islands in the biggest debt-for-nature transaction ever. The plan entails purchasing three of Ecuador’s biggest government bonds at…
By News Team May 5, 2023
Prison gang fight kills 12 in Ecuador
In the most recent incident of prison violence in the South American nation of Ecuador, the SNAI prison agency reported on Saturday that at least 12 inmates were killed in…
By News Team April 15, 2023
Death toll rises to 11 as families dig missing in Ecuador landslide
In Alausi, Ecuador, where a landslide buried homes and a stadium and left dozens of people unaccounted for, the official death toll rose to 11. Relatives and rescue groups were…
By News Team March 29, 2023