Opposition to mining, institutional clashes, financial shock and strained public services defined the city’s most turbulent year.
A year of upheaval reshaped Cuenca’s politics and public life
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Volume 10, Issue 08
December 28, 2025
Country sets formal roadmap toward nuclear energy with new implementation agency
Government launches inter-institutional body to move from planning to potential nuclear power within a decade.
Ecuador restricts land borders to two crossings as security forces tighten control
Government cites intelligence analysis while border communities warn of economic and humanitarian fallout.
Prison massacres return as Ecuador closes its deadliest year on record
Violence inside jails resurfaces alongside an unprecedented wave of street massacres, exposing deep cracks in the country’s security strategy.
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Vice president sets early 2026 target to fix medicine shortages as health system flaws come into focus
Government promises centralized purchases, tighter controls, and structural reforms amid corruption concerns and strained public hospitals.
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Criminal power vacuum sparks new battle for Durán’s city hall and streets
After gang leaders fall, rival groups move to seize municipal influence amid soaring violence and weak state controls.
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Ecuador’s homicide crisis deepens as 2025 smashes every previous record
Violence accelerates nationwide, with small cantons now facing death rates that dwarf major cities.
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Manabí’s deadliest year exposes the collapse of public authority along Ecuador’s central coast
Violence surged in 2025 as massacres multiplied, criminal factions fractured, and gangs began governing territory once controlled by the State.
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Oil output sinks as missed targets, stalled projects and Petroecuador turmoil define 2025
Production slumped to a 22-year low amid shrinking investment, refinery failures, pipeline risks and policy setbacks.
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Power deals unravel as Ecuador seeks refunds from failed emergency electricity contracts
Government probes, lawsuits, and looming drought risks shape the aftermath of a costly scramble to avoid blackouts.
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