Cheikh Dieng to face appeal retrial in Dakar on 3 November
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senenews
Acquitted on 10 June 2026 by the Dakar criminal court, former director general of Senegal’s National Office of Sanitation Cheikh Dieng will stand trial again on appeal. The hearing is scheduled for 3 November following appeals by Vicas SARL and Delta SA, civil parties, as well as the public prosecutor, according to Senenews.
Cheikh Dieng, former director general of Senegal’s National Office of Sanitation (ONAS), will stand trial again on 3 November before the Dakar Court of Appeal in the case brought against him by Vicas SARL and Delta SA, Senenews reports. The two companies, which are civil parties, and the public prosecutor appealed against his acquittal, handed down on 10 June 2026 by the Dakar criminal court.
The case dates back to 2024, following statements by Cheikh Dieng about the award of contracts for drain-cleaning work. He had notably accused Minister of Water and Sanitation Cheikh Tidiane Dièye, as well as Vicas and Delta. Cheikh Dieng now heads the Autonomous Road Maintenance Fund (FERA) and coordinates the Kiiraay party in the department of Pikine, according to Senenews.
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