Burkina Faso’s Compaore Plans Mining, Cotton Boost in New Term
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Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore wants to lure investment in gold mining and boost cotton production during his new five-year term as leader of one of the world’s poorest counties.
“We are going to guarantee a healthy climate for business,” Compaore, 59, said in his inauguration speech in Ouagadougou, the capital, today. He won a Nov. 21 election with 80 percent of ballots, extending his 23-year rule of the West African nation.