Ecuador says USAID must leave by end of September:
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa suggested in December that the USAID's programs were no longer welcome in Ecuador, saying on one of his regular Saturday programs on television and radio that "We don't need charity." Ref. Source 3
USAID Closes Shop in Ecuador:
Ecuador's government has long accused USAID of being part of plots to destabilize the country. The United States' top governmental aid agency closed its doors in Ecuador on Wednesday, after years of controversy surrounding its operations in the South American nation. Ref. Source 4
Ecuador Leaves US-Backed Military Organization:
"The exit (By Ecuador) from the IDB completes the nation's disassociation from all of the bodies of the Inter-American Defense System," Said the statement. In 2009, Ecuador ended an agreement with the United States that allowed the U.S. Military to use a military base in the city of Manta. Ref. Source 6
US Hackers Attacked Ecuador's Election Monitoring Site: Correa:
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Thursday accused U.S.-based hackers of attacking the National Electoral Council, CNE, website in an attempt to undermine the country's recent second-round presidential election Ref. Source 4r.