The death of Ecuador’s intelligence chief in a helicopter crash in Kenya has raised questions about the circumstances surrounding his final journey, particularly because Michele Sensi-Contugi was travelling with five American citizens
The death of Ecuador’s intelligence chief in a helicopter crash in Kenya has raised questions about the circumstances surrounding his final journey, particularly because Michele Sensi-Contugi was travelling with five American citizens
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President Daniel Noboa governs Ecuador with increasingly authoritarian methods. Elected in 2023 and reelected in 2025, he has concentrated power in the executive branch, clashed with the Constitutional Court, abused states of emergency,
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The pickup truck rattled across jungle terrain toward gates topped with barbed wire, where masked men carrying automatic rifles checked names against a list before radioing for confirmation. According to reporting by
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused Ecuador on Tuesday of becoming the world’s largest cocaine exporter, alleging that massive shipments of narcotics produced in both Colombia and Peru are now flowing through Ecuadorian
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Former Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno appeared before Ecuador’s National Court of Justice in Quito on May 11 to face trial over alleged bribery and corruption linked to the construction of the Coca
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Daniel Noboa’s government in Ecuador is characterized by the implementation of neoliberal austerity policies dictated by the IMF, the violent repression of social protests, and a series of legal reforms aimed at
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On 10 May 2025, the Ecuadorian National Electoral Council proclaimed Daniel Noboa the winner of the presidential elections held on 13 April. The announcement was made amid allegations of fraud, electoral irregularities, and growing authoritarianism.
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A court in Ecuador has sentenced Swedish software developer and digital rights activist, Ola Bini, to one year in prison for “Attempted Non-Consensual Access to a Computer System.” The ruling by two out of
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On April 5, dozens of Ecuadorian police officers forcibly entered the Mexican Embassy in Quito and detained former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Glas had been granted political asylum by Mexico earlier
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On August 20, over 13 million Ecuadorians took part in the early general elections to elect the country’s next president, vice president, and 137 members of the National Assembly amid a wave of violence
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