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Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso

Frustration and despair as hope of finding miners alive ebb away

Hopes of finding eight miners trapped more than 700 metres underground in Burkina Faso are fading after rescuers todayΒ  found a secondΒ  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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