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Compaore stalwarts struggle to reinvent themselves

A number of businesspeople who were close to the old regime in Burkina Faso are getting short shrift under the transitional government. [...] (368 words)

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Mamady Sanoh, the Aga Khan's rep, goes into micro-finance

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Gloves off as battle for CCI-BF top job hots up

Salif Diallo, a vice-president in Ouagadougou

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