What are the latest news in Ecuador?
- Former President Lenín Moreno Convicted in Bribery Case: An Ecuadorian tribunal found former President Lenín Moreno, along with family members and associates, guilty of bribery in connection with the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric project. Prosecutors demonstrated that illicit payments from Chinese construction firm Sinohydro were routed through offshore accounts and shell entities between 2009 and 2018. -KFGO+ 1——–
- Expanded Joint Counter-Narcotics Operations: High-ranking defense and military officials from Ecuador, Colombia, and the United States have coordinated a joint operational front focused along Ecuador’s Pacific coast and northern border regions. The strategy aims to disrupt maritime drug-smuggling corridors utilized by organized crime syndicates heading north toward Central America and the U.S.
- Ongoing State of Emergency and Security Measures: The administration of President Daniel Noboa continues enforcing targeted curfews and emergency powers across violence-prone provinces such as Guayas, Manabí, and Esmeraldas.- Security forces have maintained high-visibility patrols, carrying out large-scale weapon and drug seizures in critical port infrastructure around Guayaquil. -EL PAÍS English+ 1——–
- Economic and Humanitarian Assessments: International agencies continue monitoring the impact of recurring climatic disruptions, public security challenges, and outward migration on vulnerable rural and coastal populations, prompting calls for expanded aid distribution and infrastructure resilience projects.