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King Fahd Palace bills presidency more than 200 million CFA francs

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King Fahd Palace bills presidency more than 200 million CFA francs

Cheikh Oumar Diagne, former director of general resources at the Senegalese presidency, says he received a bill of more than 200 million CFA francs from the King Fahd Palace. It covered the stay of Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his associates after his 2024 presidential victory, according to statements reported in the article.

The King Fahd Palace hotel sent the Senegalese presidency a bill of more than 200 million CFA francs for the several-day stay of Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his associates, the day after his victory in the 2024 presidential election, according to Cheikh Oumar Diagne, the former director of general resources at the Presidency.

Cheikh Oumar Diagne says he refused to pay the bill before seeking a solution to what he considers a long-standing anomaly in relations between the Presidency of Senegal and the hotel.

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