Overview
- The FCDO says Ecuador renewed a 30‑day state of emergency on 28 February due to internal disturbance and armed violence.
- A night curfew from 11pm to 5am is scheduled for 15–30 March in Guayas, Los Ríos, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and El Oro.
- Colombia’s land border with Ecuador will be closed from Saturday 7 March at 6pm until Monday 9 March at 6am, and travellers are advised to plan for disruptions.
- The state of emergency applies in Guayas, El Oro, Manabí, Los Ríos, Santa Elena, Pichincha, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Esmeraldas, Sucumbíos, Bolívar (Echeandía and Las Naves) and Cotopaxi (La Maná).
- US Southern Command and Ecuador report joint operations against designated terrorist or narco‑terrorist groups, which President Daniel Noboa called a new phase of the fight against cartels.