EPISODE · May 17, 2022 · 23 MIN
Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso
from Focus on Africa · host BBC World Service
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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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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Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso
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