Optimism that Ecuador is finally exiting years of political chaos and economic stagnation under the recently re-elected President Daniel Noboa sent its bonds to a three-year high, even as the country ...

The man Ecuadorians have chosen to fight this storm is a curious mixture. Born in Miami, Mr Noboa is the son of a billionaire banana magnate who unsuccessfully ran for president of Ecuador five times.

So far efforts to curb the gangs have been dispiriting. This week in Colombia, where the government has pursued fruitless ...

By Alicia Moncada, Americas climate justice researcher, and Tamaryn Nelson, legal advisor for business and human rights At ...