Michele Bertelli

The Italian government has sent hundreds of soldiers to the country’s financial hub before anticipated unrest.

President Daniel Noboa aims to rally support for a military crackdown on gang violence as he considers reelection.

Ecuador sees mining as a ‘crucial driver’ of the economy, providing jobs and incomes, but locals disagree.

Residents are taking precautions to avoid clashes with the growing gang presence in Ecuador amid a state of emergency.

Noboa, heir to a banana industry fortune, faces rising crime with little political backing and an abbreviated term.

Seven suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have died in prison this month.

Left-leaning candidate Luisa González and centrist Daniel Noboa face off ahead of the October 15 run-off election.

Italian military has locked down a nine-storey squat, where 18 people share one toilet, after residents tested positive.

Some restrictions, on timber companies and bookshops, have been lifted, but others remain shuttered.