Former Senegalese Minister of Transport  Mansour Faye Remanded

Former Minister of Community Development and brother-in-law of Macky Sall, Amadou Mansour Faye was charged with "abetting the misappropriation of public funds" and jailed on Monday 26 May. The High Court of Justice of Senegal accused him of having overbilled purchases of rice intended for vulnerable populations during the covid pandemic. He is the fifth minister of the former regime charged with misappropriation in this case.

Former Senegalese minister of Transport  Mansour Faye remanded

The former minister appeared yesterday before the special court responsible for trying former members of the government.  The hearing focused on a sensitive issue: a case of overcharging for rice valued at nearly 3 billion CFA francs, dating back to the period of the COVID-19 health crisis. This appearance is part of the accountability process initiated by the new authorities with regard to former officials of the previous regime. Since last wee…

The former minister was charged with complicity in the misappropriation of public funds, in connection with his management of the funds allocated to the fight against the Covid between 2020 and 2021. He was incarcerated on 26 May.

Former Minister of Community Development, Social and Territorial Equity, Mansour Faye, was charged and remanded in custody on Monday, following his appearance before the High Court of Justice's (HCJ) Investigative Commission, PressAfrik learned from a judicial source. According to Oumar Youm, the former minister's lawyer, the defense raised an objection of unconstitutionality and proposed bail, both requests rejected by the judge. "We raised an …

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Amadou Mansour Faye, former minister, mayor of Saint-Louis and brother-in-law of former president Macky Sall, was incarcerated this Monday, May 26, 2025, after his hearing before the High Court of Justice Investigation Commission, according to consistent information. The former minister presented himself this morning to the special court for the trial of former members of the government. The hearing dealt with a sensitive case: a case of overbil…