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Ougadougou urges mining firms to help beat poverty

AFP via Yahoo! | October 1, 2011 | 4:24 pm Africa Europe

Burkina Faso Prime Minister Luc Adolphe Tiao called on foreign mining companies active in the country to do more to help alleviate poverty hitting 42 percent of the 16 million population. “We want to see the mining companies include in their investment

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