Long sentences in case of Afro-Ecuadorian ‘Guayaquil Four’ focuses attention on president’s crackdown on crime ...

In the weeks before Christmas, four boys under 16 left home to play a game of soccer. Their forced disappearance at the hands ...

Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit countries in the region, is starting to reopen after a 40-day country-wide lockdown and transition to social distancing. There are more than 38,000 cases and 5,000 ...

An Ecuadorian court sentenced 11 soldiers to 34 years in prison for the forced disappearance of four Afro-Ecuadorian minors ...

Claflin juniors and seniors were selected to travel to Guayaquil, Ecuador for Afro-America Connections, a three- month joint teaching/internship program that spans from January thru April. The program ...

In 2000, palm oil company Energy & Palma bought some land in the district of Esmeraldas in northern Ecuador. This land is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian community of Wimbi, a town of some 400 people ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (July 22, 2025) – Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, according to new research from Conservation International, ...

Washington D.C., September 25, 2020 – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$40 million loan for Ecuador in the framework of a project to improve living conditions, contribute to the ...

In Ecuador, ancestral or traditional medicine is the medicine of the different Indigenous peoples and nationalities who live there. While the Ecuadorian Constitution guarantees its recognition, ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.N. envoy urged Ecuador's leaders Friday to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel subsidies as part of key policy changes needed alongside their continuing efforts ...