Ecuador’s president declared a war on gangs. Can it succeed?
The Take
English - January 17, 2024 05:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 360 ratingsNews Society & Culture aj+ world journalism reporters al jazeera global news news podcasts international news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ecuador is experiencing unprecedented levels of violence. The most visible attack was on a TV station during a live broadcast last week. President Daniel Noboa says the country is in a state of war with gangs. But is it one that he can win?
In this episode:
Alessandro Rampietti (@rampietti), Al Jazeera English Andes Correspondent Marcel Mettelsiefen (@marcelmettelsiefen), Director, Ecuador: A Narco StateEpisode credits:
This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, David Enders and Sonia Bhagat with our host Malika Bilal. Sarí el-Khalili and Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode.
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Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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