Born in 1949 to a family of traders of Bobo-Dioulasso, Lassiné Diawara built one of the strongest empires of Burkina Faso without ever seeking to own everything. His method, entering into the capital of large foreign groups where the others refused to go, opened the doors of tobacco, banking, logistics and gold in five West African countries. Portrait. Coming from a line of traders from Bobo-Dioulasso and active to Mali, Lassiné Diawara is an an…
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Born in 1949 to a family of traders of Bobo-Dioulasso, Lassiné Diawara built one of the strongest empires of Burkina Faso without ever seeking to own everything. His method, entering into the capital of large foreign groups where the others refused to go, opened the doors of tobacco, banking, logistics and gold in five West African countries. Portrait. Coming from a line of traders from Bobo-Dioulasso and active to Mali, Lassiné Diawara is an an…