Your daily selection of IRIN Africa English reports, 2/13/2015

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Table of contents 1. Who celebrity advocates are really targeting. And it's not you. 2. Unloved but unyielding: Burkina's presidential guard could derail transition Who celebrity advocates are really targeting. And it's not you. LONDON, 13 February 2015 (IRIN) - In recent years, aid agencies have increasingly used celebrities to raise awareness and money for their causes. There's just one problem: It doesn't actually work. Read report online Unloved but unyielding: Burkina's presidential guard could derail transition WASHINGTON DC, 13 February 2015 (IRIN) - The potential for widespread civil unrest in Burkina Faso could grow if the country's Presidential Security Regiment continues to remain a powerful and largely unanswerable force. Read report online

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