Noboa Moves Government to Ecuador’s Most Violent City

2026-02-18 - 18:03

Key Points — President Daniel Noboa said he will govern Ecuador from Guayaquil for several weeks, addressing crime, housing, and education — days after police arrested the city’s opposition mayor in a dawn raid on money laundering charges — Mayor Aquiles Álvarez, 41, a fierce Noboa critic and potential presidential candidate, was detained along with