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The pick of wit and analysis from correspondents worldwide - from Nigeria to Jordan, the EU to Ethiopia. Hugh Schofield, Matthew Teller, Mary Harper, Mark Doyle, David Willey and Allan Little report.

Owen Bennett Jones with the pick of FOOC's personal stories, insight and analysis from correspondents around the world. In this edition:

Allan Little ponders the original sins of the Eurozone;

Mary Harper visits an Ethiopian town at the centre of the global qat trade;

Matthew Teller discovers how Libyan medical tourism is filling the hospitals, hotels and coffers of Amman in Jordan;

Mark Doyle traces the roots of Nigeria's recent political protest and insurgent attacks;

David Willey explores the millennia-long relationship between Italy and Libya;

and Hugh Schofield reveals why - despite his being a Paris resident and a hardcore Francophile - there are moments when France gives him a serious case of dyspepsia.

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25 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Feb 2012 20:05GMT

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  • Sat 4 Feb 2012 04:05GMT
  • Sat 4 Feb 2012 09:05GMT
  • Sun 5 Feb 2012 13:05GMT
  • Sun 5 Feb 2012 20:05GMT