The Latest Breaking News from Rafael Correa

US Secretary of State Blinken announced the reward as part of an ongoing probe into Fernando Villavicencio’s death.

Letter: Ecuadorians have voted for a ban but could be disappointed given the power of vested interests, writes Frank Brouwer

The vote count in Ecuador's special presidential election points to a leftist backed by the country’s fugitive ex-president likely facing a runoff with the son of a banana tycoon

Luisa González, who has pledged to revive Rafael Correa’s social programmes, to run against Daniel Noboa in October

No candidate in Sunday's special presidential election received enough support to be declared winner. The vote took place amid thousands of police officers and soldiers deployed across the country.

Ecuadorians put aside fears of leaving their homes amid unprecedented violence and voted for a new president Sunday in a special election that was heavily guarded by police and soldiers in part due to the assassination of a presidential candidate this month.

More than 100,000 police and soldiers have taken up positions to protect people voting for Ecuador’s next president

Referendum alongside presidential election will decide whether to halt extraction in Amazon national park

My country could be the first to vote against fossil fuel extraction through direct democracy, says the co-founder of Ceibo Alliance, Nemonte Nenquimo

Ecuadorians will choose a new president Sunday, less than two weeks after the South American country was shaken by the assassination of one of the candidates

After the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito on August 9, former president Rafael Correa posted a message on his social media feed: “Ecuador has become a failed state.” It was a stark message as the country prepares to go to the polls on Sunday August 20.