Ecuador's security forces will "very soon" receive advice from Erik Prince, the private security executive, on fighting criminal gangs that are attempting to increase violence ahead of an April ...

An explosion outside the Litoral Penitentiary, Ecuador's most dangerous prison, left one guard dead and two injured on ...

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced a “strategic alliance” to fight organized crime with Erik Prince, the founder ...

The deadline for a Chinese-Canadian consortium to pay a $1.5 billion upfront payment to Ecuador in order to develop the ...

Ecuador seeks Erik Prince’s private security expertise to combat gangs escalating violence before the presidential runoff. President Noboa opts for military tactics to curb crime despite criticism.

Major Ecuadorean Indigenous organization CONAIE and leftist social organizations said on Wednesday they will not support ...

Gangs, drugs and public safety threats are ravaging Ecuador’s largest city and may push the president to seek help from the ...

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s plan to revitalize the nation’s biggest oil field is crumbling as he scrambles to secure ...

The recent killings show how the government's tough-on-crime response has been minimally effective at best and spurred ...

Ecuadorian voters will choose between incumbent conservative President Daniel Noboa and progressive challenger Luisa González ...

Rival factions of an Ecuadoran drug trafficking gang fought Thursday in the violent port city of Guayaquil, leaving at least ...

Daniel Noboa attacked Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for "rejecting" flights of deported Venezuelans, calling it a ...