Ecuador

Health & Science
Clément VéritéJanuary 6, 2023
New species of dwarf boa snake discovered in Ecuador
A new species of snake has been found in the Ecuadoran Amazon rainforest. It has been named Tropidophis cacuangoae after Dolores Cacuango, an Ecuadorian feminist pioneer and human rights activist.
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Society
Clément VéritéSeptember 30, 2021
Ecuador declares another state of exception after deadly prison riots
The government of Ecuador decided to declare again the state of exception for the prison system after another riot in a prison detaining drug traffickers, killing at least 116 inmates. Drug gangs fight for the leadership of the cocaine market.
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Politics
Clément VéritéMay 26, 2021
Bolsonaro, one of few leaders at Ecuador’s presidential inauguration ceremony
Guillermo Lasso, a center-right politician, was sworn in President of Ecuador on May 24 after 18 years of socialist governance. As Ecuador will open its economy to the free market, Jair Bolsonaro was one of the only President to come in person to the ceremony.
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