Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso
Frustration and despair as hope of finding miners alive ebb away
Focus on Africa · BBC World Service
May 17, 202223m 32s
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Show Notes
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.