Mali denies eviction of its embassy in Dakar
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews
Mali’s foreign ministry on Wednesday denied the eviction of the Malian chancery in Dakar, saying discussions with Senegalese authorities concern only an undeveloped 1,157 sq m plot in Fann Résidence. The denial follows a Senegalese court decision ordering the embassy’s eviction, SeneNews reports.
Mali’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Wednesday 11 November denied reports of the eviction of the Malian chancery in Dakar. The ministry said discussions with Senegalese authorities concern only an undeveloped plot in Fann Résidence, according to a statement released in Koulouba.
The dispute concerns a 1,157 sq m plot whose ownership is claimed by Immoland SARL. Reports carried notably by the daily Les Échos said a court decision had ordered the eviction of the Malian embassy from the plot.
The Malian ministry said neither the chancery, nor the ambassador’s residence, nor any other Malian state service in Senegal is subject to an eviction order. It said the ongoing discussions concern exclusively the undeveloped plot involved in the land dispute, according to its statement.
