Sources: El Universal
Ecuador files a complaint against Mexico at the International Court of Justice over Mexico's move to grant political asylum to former Ecuadorian vice-president Jorge Glas. 2024-04-29
The National Electoral Council declares Noboa as president-elect with González conceding defeat. Noboa is Ecuador's youngest president-elect. 2023-10-15
Fifty-seven police and prison officers are taken hostage in six different prisons in Quito as explosive attacks occur in Ecuador's capital targeting the country's prison authority. 2023-08-31
Explosive devices disguised as USB flash drives are sent to least five news organizations in Ecuador; one journalist at Ecuavisa in Guayaquil suffers minor injuries. 2023-03-20
Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica report their first cases of monkeypox. 2022-07-7
Ecuador ends the restrictions of public and private gathering designated to curb the spread of COVID-19 after the country reached 85% of its vaccinated population. 2022-03-18
At least 23 people are killed in and 47 injured in landslides in Quito, Ecuador. 2022-01-31
General elections occur in Ecuador to elect the successor of President Lenín Moreno. Socialist and former aide of President Rafael Correa, Andrés Arauz, is expected to finish in first place, but may face a run-off. 2021-02-7
An elderly woman traveling from Spain becomes the first case of coronavirus in Ecuador. 2020-02-29
Ecuador throws its support behind Peru in their demands for the return of over 40,000 Machu Picchu artifacts taken by US explorer Hiram Bingham III, and now in Yale's possession. 2010-10-26