Burkina Faso tycoon Appolinaire Compaoré, who made a fortune in tobacco, banking and telecoms, dies at 73
Billionaires Africa | 15.05.2026 18:24
Appolinaire Timpiga Compaoré, one of West Africa's most powerful and most controversial businessmen and the founder of the Planor Afrique Group, died on Thursday May 14 in Ouagadougou. He was 73.
