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Momodou
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 Posted - 27 Oct 2009 : 16:09:16
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Senegal admits IMF 'money gift'
Senegal has confirmed it gave money to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official earlier this month, after previously denying the allegations.
Alex Segura was given almost $200,000 (£122,000) at the end of his three-year posting - money which the IMF says was paid back as quickly as it could be.
Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye said it was a goodbye present - part of an African tradition.
But opposition activists have condemned what they regard as a corrupt payment.
The fund said in a statement Mr Segura was given the present after a dinner with President Abdoulaye Wade, but did not realise the gift was money until he was about to leave the country for Barcelona.
"With Mr Segura worried about missing his flight, and concerned that there was no place to leave the money safely in Senegal, he decided to take the money aboard the plane," Reuters quoted the IMF as saying.
The cash was handed over to Senegal's ambassador in Spain.
Government 'exposed'
The BBC's Hamadou Tidiane Sy, in Dakar, says the affair has sparked anger and outrage in Senegal.
He says Senegalese want to know why an IMF official was allowed to leave the country with so much money, and they also want to see whether anyone will be punished.
Anti-corruption campaigner Mamadou Mbodj said the case should be referred to the country's High Court of Justice.
"It is unacceptable in a poor country like ours to use the taxpayers' money to reward international civil servants who are already highly paid for their jobs", he told the BBC.
Aissata Tall Sall, spokeswoman for the Socialist Party, said the government had "exposed its true nature to the rest of the world".
She called for international sanctions and said it was unacceptable for the IMF and government to consider the issue closed.
The president has not commented on the affair, but Mr Ndiaye admitted the gift was given, while denying corruption.
"We in Africa have a tradition - when someone visits you, you give him a gift at departure," he told local media.
Source: BBC News
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tamsier
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Oct 2009 : 18:01:07
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"We in Africa have a tradition - when someone visits you, you give him a gift at departure,"
Provided your own home [country] is not suffering. This is why the Senegalese are are at an uproar against the Wade government. Perhaps linked to Senegal's human rights topic, he is more interested in freeing a French prisoner from iran in exchange for iranian prisoners than sorting out his own domestic affairs.
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Tamsier
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toubab1020
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Posted - 27 Oct 2009 : 18:35:17
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"We in Africa have a tradition - when someone visits you, you give him a gift at departure," 
Errrr.......... not in The Gambia you give when you arrive
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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tamsier
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28 Oct 2009 : 18:56:53
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'Errrr.......... not in The Gambia you give when you arrive'
Ha!Ha!Ha! Toubab you are killing me. |
Tamsier
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toubab1020
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Posted - 28 Oct 2009 : 19:50:44
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quote:
Originally posted by tamsier
'Errrr.......... not in The Gambia you give when you arrive'
Ha!Ha!Ha! Toubab you are killing me.
 Wouldn't do that I am not a violent man  |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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njucks
Gambia
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Posted - 29 Oct 2009 : 14:26:18
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Originally posted by Momodou
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"With Mr Segura worried about missing his flight, and concerned that there was no place to leave the money safely in Senegal, he decided to take the money aboard the plane," Reuters quoted the IMF as saying.
i'm sure the IMF official is quite aware that there are practically, almost every other hour, everyday, flights from Dakar to europe. doesnt he have a replacement/assistant/ an Office etc?
lets understand this, he was given a gift at a dinner party but he only decided to open the gift (realised it was cash!!) at the Airport?
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toubab1020
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Posted - 29 Oct 2009 : 15:06:46
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I see where you are coming from,quite possible
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Originally posted by njucks
i'm sure the IMF official is quite aware that there are practically, almost every other hour, everyday, flights from Dakar to europe. doesnt he have a replacement/assistant/ an Office etc?
lets understand this, he was given a gift at a dinner party but he only decided to open the gift (realised it was cash!!) at the Airport?
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