Senegal
Sall affair: why the investigation into gas field licences will get nowhere

On 10 June, the Dakar attorney general was given the thankless task of investigating the financial arrangements surrounding the Tortue gas field, the subject of a recent BBC exposé. [...]
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Anti-corruption agency plunged into uncertainty by arrival of new boss

The recent appointment of Serigne Bassirou Guèye, a former prosecutor, as the new head of Senegal's anti-corruption agency has not been universally welcomed in the country's legal community. Some magistrates and lawyers fear his arrival will further weaken an institution already hobbled by limited powers.

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