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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 11 May 2018

Ecuador’s Moreno shakes up army command

Ecuador’s army commander, General Edison Narváez, tendered his resignation to President Lenín Moreno on 7 May. Two days later Moreno appointed Divisional general Roque Moreira to replace Narváez who ostensibly stepped down for “personal reasons”. Moreira appears to be the man entrusted by the newly appointed defence minister, Oswaldo Jarrín, to restore order in the province of Esmeraldas bordering Colombia [WR-18-17].

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