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Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso artwork

Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso

Focus on Africa
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Hopes of finding eight miners trapped more than 700 metres underground in Burkina Faso are fading after rescuers today found a second safety chamber empty. We hear the frustrations and despair of some of the men's wives. Also, Nigeria's chief accountant has been arrested in connection with a $190 million dollar fraud case involving money laundering and diversion of funds. And how South Africa is tackling high youth unemployment.

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