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World Service,16 Nov 2009,18 mins

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Guinea could be one of West Africa's richest countries. It's the world's largest exporter of bauxite - the key ingredient for aluminium - and has an abundance of gold, iron ore, diamonds and possibly oil. So why does this country remain one of Africa’s poorest? Ed Butler reports from a country where, despite international sanctions and turbulent politics, the wheels of business just keep turning.

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