Senegal’s Sonko accuses former government of ‘embezzlement en masse’, vows probe

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Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Thursday accused former president Macky Sall of having run a government rife with corruption, amounting to “embezzlement of public funds en masse”. Sonko, who made the accusations as he presented findings of a review into the former government’s handling of public finances, vowed an investigation would be launched.