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Ecuador declares war on gangs in wake of TV incident

Ecuador's president wants to stop criminal gangs after a lot of violence and an attack on a TV studio. Armed people wearing masks entered...

Gunmen break into live broadcast television studio in Ecuador

Gunmen wearing masks have entered a TV studio in Ecuador and scared the people working there. Workers were made to lie down on the...

Ecuador under curfew after notorious gangster “Fito” disappears from cell

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency for 60 days because a gang leader disappeared from prison. Adolfo Macías Villamar, also known as "Fito",...

Ecuadorian indigenous people prevails in legal battle to restore ancestral lands after 80 years

An indigenous group in Ecuador won a court case to get back their land in the Amazon jungle. They were forced to leave 80...

Police in Ecuador detain suspected gang leader of Los Lobos

Police in Ecuador say they have arrested an alleged leader of Los Lobos, a powerful criminal organisation specialised in drug trafficking.The man, named...

Meet world’s youngest president: 35-year-old Daniel Noboa of Ecuador

On October 15, 2023, Daniel Noboa, a 35-year-old businessman and politician, won the presidency of Ecuador with 52.3% of the vote, defeating his rival,...

Daniel Noboa becomes Ecuador’s youngest president

Noboa received 52. 3% of the votes and won the election on Sunday. He had more votes than Luisa González, who got 47. 7%....

Hundreds of jail guards kidnapped in Ecuador

Officials in Ecuador have reported that more than 50 prison guards and seven police officers have been captured as hostages in multiple jails. Two...

Second politician from Ecuador assassinated in less than a week

Ecuador has experienced the assassination of a local party leader, making two politicians in a week.At his residence in the northern Esmeraldas province, Pedro...

Running mate of Fernando Villavicencio steps in to contest the election

A politician from Ecuador who was assassinated will run for president by his running companion.After an event in Quito for his campaign, Fernando Villavicencio...

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