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Burkina Faso 2007
Inside this issue
• The government needs to invest beyond the farming sector
• The president tries to polish his international image
• Relations with Ivory Coast veer between openness and hostility - -
Content
In search of a better way of life
Matthew Green reports on efforts by a landlocked, poverty-stricken country to improve its fortunes
The economy: The hardest battles are yet to be fought
The government has been stung by a dismal rating, says Matthew Green
Blaise Compaore: Big effort to gain greater respectability
Matthew Green on a president whose international image is on the rise
Kernel of an idea makes millions
James Fontanella meets a shea-nut market maker
A difficult relationship
Matthew Green on the shared history of fractious neighbours
Great expectations
James Fontanella witnesses the beginning of a gold rush
Tapping into social conscience
Matthew Green considers prospects for a niche product
Hopes pinned on a new generation
James Fontanella reports on efforts at revival in west Africa’s spiritual cinema home
