Stephan Kueffner

Drug gangs have begun growing significant amounts of coca, the key raw ingredient in cocaine, inside Ecuador, according to President Daniel Noboa, who vowed to eradicate the crops as part of an ongoing crackdown on trafficking that has plagued the country.

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Life without electricity is wearing on Ecuadorians, punishing their already frail economy and raising questions about the political future.

Life without electricity is wearing on Ecuadorians, punishing their already frail economy and raising questions about the political future.

Two men allegedly behind the attack on a Guayaquil television station that made global headlines and triggered Ecuador's war on gangs have been arrested in Spain, giving President Daniel Noboa a much needed boost amid a severe electricity crisis.

President Daniel Noboa removed his second-in-command as a political obstacle in Ecuador, while electoral authorities disqualified a conservative candidate ahead of February's election.

President Daniel Noboa removed his second-in-command as a political obstacle in Ecuador, while electoral authorities disqualified a conservative candidate ahead of February’s election.

El presidente ecuatoriano Daniel Noboa destituyó a su segunda al mando por considerarla un obstáculo político, mientras que las autoridades electorales inhabilitaron a un candidato conservador de cara a las elecciones de febrero.

President Daniel Noboa removed his second-in-command as a political obstacle in Ecuador, while electoral authorities disqualified a conservative candidate ahead of February's election.

President Daniel Noboa removed his second-in-command as a political obstacle in Ecuador, while electoral authorities disqualified a conservative candidate ahead of February's election.