Economy moves to centre stage ahead of UK general election Image Date Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 12:15 PM Description Also in this newsletter: Fed leaves rates on hold, Ireland’s Varadkar steps down, ‘Quit-Tok’
Ecowas fails to persuade Niger junta to release former leader Date Monday, February 26, 2024 - 8:03 AM Description Mohamed Bazoum remains under house arrest despite bloc lifting sanctions on Niamey
Ecuador arrests 6,000 people in month-long gang crackdown Date Thursday, February 08, 2024 - 3:25 PM Description President Daniel Noboa escalates ‘internal armed conflict’ as violence continues to roil Andean country
Ecuador arrests alleged leader of powerful Los Lobos drug gang Date Monday, November 27, 2023 - 10:22 AM Description Crackdown on group believed to have links to Mexican cartel reflects new president’s security pledge
Ecuador condemned over late-night raid on Mexico’s embassy in Quito Date Sunday, April 07, 2024 - 10:38 AM Description Noboa government’s detention of a former vice-president being sheltered in diplomatic mission arouses global ire
Ecuador rushes to raise cash for costly war against drug gangs Date Saturday, January 27, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description President Daniel Noboa aims to refinance Quito’s debt and increase VAT to fund operations against traffickers
Ecuador sparks diplomatic crisis after police storm Mexican embassy Date Saturday, April 06, 2024 - 7:24 PM Description Daniel Noboa orders police to seize a former vice-president who was sheltering in the mission
Ecuador suspends visa deal with China as migrants surge Date Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 11:15 PM Description South American country has become popular starting point for Chinese people heading to US
Ecuadoreans approve tough security measures in referendum Date Monday, April 22, 2024 - 8:17 AM Description President Daniel Noboa strengthens hand to tackle crime wave but voters fail to back economic proposals