Mali's audit office flags 2.07 billion CFA francs in irregularities at the prime minister's office under Choguel Maïga, 1.73 billion of it unjustified
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Mali's Bureau du Vérificateur Général (BVG), in a report made public around May 11, 2025, flagged 2,068,394,986 CFA francs in irregularities in the Primature for June 7, 2021 to November 20, 2024, the tenure of Prime Minister of the Transition Choguel Kokalla Maïga. After amounts regularized or justified during the audit, 1,731,351,066 CFA francs remained unjustified. The report cites 803.2 million CFA francs in sovereignty expenses paid irregularly for the prime minister's domestic and foreign missions, 262.3 million in ineligible social-safety-net spending, and 126.6 million in irregularly renewed contracts. The BVG referred the matters to the Supreme Court's Section des comptes and the prosecutor of the Pôle national économique et financier. Maïga was placed in police custody on August 12, 2025. These are audit findings and allegations; no court has found anyone guilty.
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- Confidentiel Afrique
L'ancien premier ministre Choguel Maïga indexé par un rapport du Bureau du Vérificateur Général pour 2 068 394 986 F CFA d'irrégularités
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- Maliweb
dont 1 731 million F CFA non justifiés
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