With the recent changes to the Gates Foundation’s board in the wake of Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce, many people are asking questions about the its future. But this is not the first time questions about the foundation have been raised. One development expert we spoke with claims AGRA, Bill Gates’ 20-year-old program to feed Africa through agriculture, failed in its goals. On this episode of The Take we look at the Gates Foundation, and at AGRA and what went wrong.

In this episode: 
Timothy Schwab (@TimothyWSchwab), investigative journalist and author of the upcoming book, The Good Billionaire on Bill Gates and The Gates Foundation
Timothy Wise (@TimothyAWise), researcher and international development expert, also author of “Eating Tomorrow”
David Otieno Ciddi, small scale farmer, leader of Kenya’s peasants’ league and member of Via Campesina

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With the recent changes to the Gates Foundation&rsquo;s board in the wake of Bill and Melinda Gates&rsquo; divorce, many people are asking questions about the its future. But this is not the first time questions about the foundation have been raised. One development expert we spoke with claims AGRA, Bill Gates&rsquo; 20-year-old program to feed Africa through agriculture, failed in its goals. On this episode of The Take we look at the Gates Foundation, and at AGRA and what went wrong.
In this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Timothy Schwab (<a href="https://twitter.com/TimothyWSchwab?s=20">@TimothyWSchwab</a>), investigative journalist and author of the upcoming book, The Good Billionaire on Bill Gates and The Gates Foundation</li>
<li>Timothy Wise (<a href="https://twitter.com/TimothyAWise?s=20">@TimothyAWise</a>), researcher and international development expert, also author of &ldquo;Eating Tomorrow&rdquo;</li>
<li>David Otieno Ciddi, small scale farmer, leader of Kenya&rsquo;s peasants&rsquo; league and member of Via Campesina</li>
</ul>
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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Revisiting the Gates Foundation’s program to feed Africa

As the year wraps up, we're looking back at ten of the episodes that defined 2024 at The Take. This originally aired on March 15. None of the dates, titles, or other references have been changed.

Thirteen years ago, Syrians took to the streets to stand up against the government of Bashar al-Assad. The war that followed has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced more than 12 million. Today, al-Assad is still in power. Has the world abandoned Syria?

In this episode:


Alia Malek (@AliaMalek), journalist, lawyer, and author of The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by David Enders, Chloe K. Li, Negin Owliaei and Amy Walters Khaled Soltan, and Ashish Malhotra, with Spencer Cline, Phillip Lanos, Mohannad al-Melhem, Hisham Abu Salah, and our host Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this update. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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As the year wraps up, we're looking back at ten of the episodes that defined 2024 at The Take. This originally aired on March 15. None of the dates, titles, or other references have been changed.
Thirteen years ago, Syrians took to the streets to stand up against the government of Bashar al-Assad. The war that followed has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced more than 12 million. Today, al-Assad is still in power. Has the world abandoned Syria?
In this episode:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Alia Malek (<a href="https://twitter.com/AliaMalek">@AliaMalek</a>), journalist, lawyer, and author of The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria
</li>
</ul>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by David Enders, Chloe K. Li, Negin Owliaei and Amy Walters Khaled Soltan, and Ashish Malhotra, with Spencer Cline, Phillip Lanos, Mohannad al-Melhem, Hisham Abu Salah, and our host Malika Bilal.&nbsp;
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this update. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take&rsquo;s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
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2024 in Review: Syria before the fall of Assad

As the year wraps up, we're looking back at ten of the episodes that defined 2024. This originally aired on February 27. None of the dates, titles, or other references have been changed.

Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in resources, from gold and diamonds to coltan, used to power mobile phones. It’s also the site of recent heavy fighting between government forces and the rebel group, M23, and whoever emerges on top will have control of the region’s wealth. But trapped in the middle are Congolese civilians. As the fighting intensifies, where will they go?

In this episode:


Catherine Soi (@cate_soi), Al Jazeera Correspondent

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana, Sarí el-Khalili, and Chloe K. Li, with Spencer Cline, Phillip Lanos, Hisham Abu Salah, Mohannad al-Melhem, and our host Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this update. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

Connect with us:

@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

As the year wraps up, we're looking back at ten of the episodes that defined 2024. This originally aired on February 27. None of the dates, titles, or other references have been changed.
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in resources, from gold and diamonds to coltan, used to power mobile phones. It&rsquo;s also the site of recent heavy fighting between government forces and the rebel group, M23, and whoever emerges on top will have control of the region&rsquo;s wealth. But trapped in the middle are Congolese civilians. As the fighting intensifies, where will they go?
In this episode:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Catherine Soi (<a href="https://twitter.com/cate_soi">@cate_soi</a>), Al Jazeera Correspondent
</li>
</ul>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana, Sar&iacute; el-Khalili, and Chloe K. Li, with Spencer Cline, Phillip Lanos, Hisham Abu Salah, Mohannad al-Melhem, and our host Malika Bilal.&nbsp;
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this update. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take&rsquo;s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
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2024 in Review: The armed conflict in eastern DR Congo

We are coming to you on Sundays with weekly roundups as Israel's war in Gaza and Lebanon continues. Israel killed dozens in north Gaza. Israel escalated its bombing of Syria. Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial continued. It is day 443 of the war in Gaza, where more than 45,097 Palestinians have been killed.

In this episode:
Lina Abu Akleh, (@linaabuakleh) Al Jazeera Correspondent 
Mohamed al-Attab, Al Jazeera Correspondent 
Resul Serdar, (@ResulSerdarAtas) Al Jazeera Correspondent
Mohammed Haji, (@hxji99) Al Jazeera Producer 

This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

We are coming to you on Sundays with weekly roundups as Israel's war in Gaza and Lebanon continues. Israel killed dozens in north Gaza. Israel escalated its bombing of Syria. Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial continued. It is day 443 of the war in Gaza, where more than 45,097 Palestinians have been killed.
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>Lina Abu Akleh, (<a href="https://x.com/linaabuakleh?lang=en">@linaabuakleh</a>) Al Jazeera Correspondent&nbsp;</li>
<li>Mohamed al-Attab, Al Jazeera Correspondent&nbsp;</li>
<li>Resul Serdar, (<a href="https://twitter.com/ResulSerdarAtas">@ResulSerdarAtas</a>) Al Jazeera Correspondent</li>
<li>Mohammed Haji, (<a href="https://x.com/hxji99">@hxji99</a>) Al Jazeera Producer&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.&nbsp;Alexandra Locke is The Take&rsquo;s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to&nbsp;https://www.aljazeera.com/survey&nbsp;and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

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