Morocco's phosphates industry

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Phosphates account for 20% of Morocco's exports, but not without controversy. The BBC's Matthew Davies reports on an industry that is a geopolitical hot potato. Nada Elmajdoub of mining company OCP tells us how long the country's phosphate reserves might last. Stephen Zunes is a professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco, and discusses the complex history of the Western Sahara region where Morocco's phosphates are found. And Mohamed Kamal Fadel, Polisario Front Representative to Australia explains the legal strategy his organisation has used to ensure the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic can lay claim to the phosphates it sees as its resources. Also in the programme, after Nissan's former chief executive Carlos Ghosn fled Japan to Lebanon, Michael Woodford, the whistleblower who exposed a billion dollar fraud scandal at Olympus tells us Mr Ghosn wouldn't have received a fair trial if he had stayed. Plus the BBC's Elizabeth Hotson reports on whether a fun working environment is the secret to keeping employees happy. (Picture: A Sahara desert phosphate mine. Picture credit: Getty Images.)