Senegal Court Charges Fifth Former Minister Amadou Mansour Faye over Graft

Senegal court charges fifth former minister Amadou Mansour Faye over graft

A Senegalese court on Monday indicted a fifth minister from the country's former government on corruption charges as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye steps up an anti-graft campaign, defence lawyers said.

Senegal indicts fifth former minister amid intensifying anti-corruption campaign

President Faye’s administration has so far remained firm in its stance, stating that no one is above the law and that public resources must be safeguarded in the interest of national development.

Supported by the Affirmative-Africa firm, the Inspectorate General d'État (IGE) is interested in a controversial operation under the former regime: the acquisition of five L410-NG aircraft from the Czech company Omnipol SA. Since 30 April, under the carling of Air Senegal, the IGE has been active in a three-pronged technical, operational and financial mission. According to the observer, the State auditors, assisted by the Affirmative-Afrique fir…

Senegal’s corruption probe deepens with indictment of fifth ex-minister – The North Africa Post

Senegal’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign has reached a new milestone as former community development minister Amadou Mansour Faye becomes the fifth top official from the previous government to be indicted. The High Court of Justice, a special tribunal established to try ex-officials, charged Faye with embezzling over $4.6 million in public funds and ordered his immediate […]