CNN: Ecuador is preparing to deploy US troops because of gangs

The US had a military base in Manta from 1999 to 2009, until former President Rafael Correa banned the deployment of foreign bases.

This announcement coincides with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa's visit to the United States, where he is to meet today with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Florida. The agenda of their discussions include security, migration and commercial cooperation. Noboa, who has been advocating for several months for international assistance in the fight against gangs, has sought the support of the United States, Brazil and several European nations. …

That the government of Ecuador would be “setting the basis for the arrival of US forces” with the construction of a military base in Manta, Manabí, as assured by the international CNN chain, in a journalistic note published on Saturday, March 29, 2025.The entry CNN network claims that U.S. troops could arrive in Ecuador was first published in Teleamazonas.