Holidays In The Danger Zone

The 2002 civil war left the Ivory Coast divided between the rebel-held north and army-controlled south. Political efforts to reunite the nation have so far failed.

Benin has emerged as a beacon of democracy and one of the most stable countries in Africa.

After lurching from one military coup to another, Nigeria now has an elected leadership. But political liberalisation has given voice to many militants from ethnic and religious groups. And even though Nigeria came second again in the world corruption index last year, Ben was pleasantly surprised to return home with at least some of his "bribe kitty".

In this episode Ben Anderson visits Vietnam and Cambodia, to see what effect the "American War" had.

From starving coffee farmers in Nicaragua to a priest who survived El Salvador's death squads, Ben Anderson meets those left behind after US military action. Chemical weapons await when he visits the resort island Panama. Whose are they? Meanwhile, Honduras hosts a war between gangs and state.