Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador: Can Ecuador find peace?
The Interview2 Huhti 2025

Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador: Can Ecuador find peace?

BBC South America correspondent Ione Wells speaks to Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador, ahead of the close-run presidential election.

Since Mr Noboa came to power 16 months ago, he has taken an uncompromising stance on the violence gripping his country. With criminal gangs locked in a battle to control lucrative drug routes, President Noboa has militarised his country’s streets and prisons. Now he is calling on the United States and Europe to provide forces for back-up.

Migrants fleeing Ecuador point to the chronic violence but also rising unemployment as reasons for leaving. In response, Mr Noboa has pledged to increase opportunities, tackle inflation and bring the violence under control. His critics say his tough stance has brought about little change. He also faces accusations of human rights abuses.

The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the BBC World Service, Mondays and Wednesdays at 0700 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out twice a week on BBC Sounds, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presenter: Ione Wells Producer: Clare Williamson and Lucy Sheppard Editor: Sam Bonham

Get in touch with us by emailing TheInterview@bbc.co.uk or using the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.

Jaksot(1866)

Izzeldin Abuelaish: Can Palestinians still believe in forgiveness and peace?

Izzeldin Abuelaish: Can Palestinians still believe in forgiveness and peace?

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish, whose three daughters and niece were killed in an Israeli tank strike on his home in the Gaza Strip in 2009. At the time, he said he ...

15 Joulu 202323min

Sandra Day O'Connor: The first female US Supreme Court judge

Sandra Day O'Connor: The first female US Supreme Court judge

The framers of the American Constitution harboured few illusions about human nature, and that’s why they invested so much significance in the US Supreme Court, the ultimate check on executive and legi...

11 Joulu 202323min

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: What Rwandans think of the UK migrant transfer deal

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: What Rwandans think of the UK migrant transfer deal

Stephen Sackur speaks to Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza. The UK government, which has signed a controversial migrant transfer deal with Rwanda, paints President Paul Kagame in pos...

8 Joulu 202323min

Fatih Birol: Is the global energy transition veering off course?

Fatih Birol: Is the global energy transition veering off course?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol. As oil and gas-rich UAE hosts the latest climate change summit, is it time to admit the much-vaunted global energy tr...

4 Joulu 202323min

Jasem Albudaiwi: Could the Gulf states be destabilised by the conflict in Gaza?

Jasem Albudaiwi: Could the Gulf states be destabilised by the conflict in Gaza?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Albudaiwi. The Israel-Hamas war has sent shockwaves through a region that’s been ‘normalising’ relations with Israe...

1 Joulu 202325min

Philippe Lazzarini: Could Gaza become unliveable?

Philippe Lazzarini: Could Gaza become unliveable?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, the UN’s refugee agency for Palestinians. He is just back from Gaza where the temporary truce gave him a chance to assess the scale of the h...

30 Marras 202323min

Simcha Rothman: Is violence in Israel's best interests?

Simcha Rothman: Is violence in Israel's best interests?

Stephen Sackur speaks to far-right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, whose Religious Zionism party is in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s ruling coalition. He and his party colleagues seem ready for a new ...

28 Marras 202323min

Cardinal Peter Turkson: Is the Catholic Church at a crossroads?

Cardinal Peter Turkson: Is the Catholic Church at a crossroads?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Cardinal Peter Turkson, a Vatican insider widely seen as a possible contender to be Africa’s first pope. The number of observant Catholics is down in the west, rising fast in ...

27 Marras 202323min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

aikalisa
tervo-halme
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
politiikan-puskaradio
viisupodi
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
rss-podme-livebox
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
otetaan-yhdet
linda-maria
io-techin-tekniikkapodcast
rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset
rikosmyytit
rss-polikulaari-humanisti-vastaa-ja-muut-ts-podcastit
viela-yksi-sivu
rss-uusi-juttu
rss-aika-ankkuri
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-merja-mahkan-rahat