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Burkinabe president denies helping rebels

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    The president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, has denied supporting the rebels in Sierra Leone. In an interview with Radio France Internationale, broadcast yesterday, he said the rebels had been in touch with Burkina Faso in its capacity as OAU chairman. “But we always tell them that the problem must first of all be dealt with at the regional level,” he said. “Burkina Faso is neither directly nor indirectly involved in this conflict.”

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