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Senegal
Karim Wade, political hostage

On April 17, Karim Wade will have spent a year in Dakar's Reubeuss prison in "preventive" detention while lawyers and Senegal's legal institutions haggle over his fate. [...]

Published on 09/04/2014 at 22:01 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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PDS in turmoil after Karim Wade illicit enrichment affair

During the course of an eight month trial that was as political as it was partial, former President Abdoulaye Wade and his supporters tried everything to prevent his son and former minister Karim Wade from being convicted of illicit enrichment.

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As well as launching probes in France, late last year Dakar also asked for judicial assistance from Luxembourg to obtain information about Karim Wade's assets, as West Africa Newsletter exclusively reports.

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Wade Falcon's long list of owners

A French probe into ownership of a Falcon corporate jet that allegedly belonged to Karim Wade has revealed that the plane has changed hands many times since coming off the production line in 1987.

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French probe “clears” Wade

Investigators have found little evidence to back up the Senegalese government’s claims that the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade hid “ill-gotten gains” in France.

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Wade launches consultancy

Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade is poised to officially launch his new consultancy Wade International Consulting during a visit to the United Arab Emirates.

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Senegal
Karim Wade in a corner?

Karim Wade, who has been in preventive custody since April 12, has until October 14 to explain the origin of 28 accounts held in Monaco, the list of which is detailed exclusively by West Africa Newsletter.

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Macky Sall goes for Karim Wade

At the risk of being distracted from other priorities, Senegal’s President Macky Sall is going all out to expose corruption during his predecessor Abdoulaye Wade’s regime - and bring the alleged perpetrators to justice. Senegal’s justice minister Aminata "Mimi" Toure, [.

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