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Burkina Faso launches retraining programme for 1,000 graduates

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The Burkinabe government launched the second edition of a programme in Ouagadougou to retrain university graduates, with 1,000 beneficiaries to be trained. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Secondary Education and Vocational and Technical Training through Burkina suudu bawdè, aims to adapt training to economic and social needs, reports Sidwaya.

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