El Salvador’s total public debt rose 2.4%, reaching US$34,630.96 million, during the first five months of 2026 compared with the close of 2025, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). Of this total, US$15,543.75 million is external debt and...
The drought risks triggered by the El Niño climate phenomenon in Central America and the Caribbean quickly translate into hunger, warned the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In an analysis published on June 22, the FAO maps out the...
United States President Donald Trump will host his Salvadoran counterpart, Nayib Bukele, in the Oval Office this Thursday, in a meeting that comes days after the path was cleared for the Central American leader to seek a third consecutive term. The White House...
Hundreds of people have allegedly died in prison and thousands were arbitrarily detained under the state of exception that underpins the anti-gang war in El Salvador, which would constitute “crimes against humanity,” Amnesty International (AI) reported on...
What began as a temporary measure allegedly to combat gang violence has evolved into a permanent system that promotes and justifies mass arbitrary detentions, the suspension of guarantees, and serious human rights violations that could amount to crimes against...
Christine Murray in Mexico City El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is on track to run for a third term governing the Central American country after winning his party primary unopposed. Bukele and his vice-president Félix Ulloa, who first took power in 2019, won the...
