Thursday 17 August

Catalonian separatists agree to support Spain’s Socialists, bringing the ruling party closer to forming a new government. Spain correspondent Barney Jopson of ‘The Financial Times’ has the latest from Madrid. In the studio, Lew Lukens and Rebecca Tinsley discuss the Niger coup as Ecowas and the African Union disagree on how to respond. Plus: the joys of letter writing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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