A Malian agency, identified as Administrative De Bamako, has accused former Prime Minister of the country, Choguel Maiga of embezzlement.
The body is responsible for controlling public spending in Mali.
A report by the authority points to numerous instances of embezzlement, involving significant sums of money.
The former leader is said to have covered up some of the incidents or benefitted from them.
According to the auditor, there was “undue expenditure on staff” over the entire 2020-2023 period, which includes phone subscriptions amounting to nearly €20,000, and equipment such as WiFi and computers that was meant for use in schools.
Maiga served as Prime Minister from June 2021 until November 2024, when he was dismissed by junta chief Col Assimi Goïta.
The move came after criticism by Maïga of the junta’s lack of clarity about a once-promised transition back to democracy.
He has so far refused to comment on the embezzlement allegations.
Maiga has previously commented on the report when the auditor began its research, insisting that he had a ‘clear conscience’.
