Two entrepreneurs compete for the presidency of the National Council of Employers of Burkina Faso. On one side Apollinaire Compaoré, 64, boss of the Planor group and leader of several companies including a bank in the making, Wendkuni Bank International. Focus.
Elie Justin Ouedraogo, 65, former Minister under Blaise Compaore and current Chairman of the Board of the Canadian group Mining Company of West Africa (Semafo). The two candidates, known figures of the local private sector, covet the chair occupied since 2011 by Birahima Nacoulma, 83 years old, and accused of a certain immobility. The election will take place next June.
Unlike the practices of yesteryear, the presidency of the republic observes neutrality foolproof. Far from this reserve of policies, private associations are beginning to position themselves.
Thus, the council of associations and unions of the world of the formal and informal economy of Burkina (CASMEFIB) rolls for Apollinaire Compaoré.
