Former Mali PM Choguel Maïga under investigation for alleged misuse of public funds

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Former Mali PM Choguel Maïga under investigation for alleged misuse of public funds  Mali’s former Prime Minister Choguel Maïga is facing fresh legal scrutiny following allegations of financial misconduct during his time in office.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/07/28/former-mali-pm-choguel-maiga-under-investigation-for-alleged-misuse-of-public-funds  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01Mali's former Prime Minister Shoguel Maiga under the spotlight once again,

00:06this time over allegations of embezzlement and financial misconduct during his time in office.

00:12The country's Office of the Auditor General says it's handed over damning documents to the judiciary,

00:18pointing to serious irregularities in public spending under Maiga's leadership.

00:23The investigation, now confirmed by judicial sources, centres on what's being called the Shoguel Maiga files,

00:29Maiga's Attorney General is reported to be reviewing at least two cases,

00:34one involving inflated expenses tied to the inauguration of a public project,

00:39the other mission-related funds allegedly distributed without proper justification.

00:44At the heart of the probe, nearly 2 billion francs, that's around 3.3 million dollars in public funds.

00:52Investigators are now working to trace exactly how that money was used,

00:57and a formal summoning for Maiga may be imminent.

01:00But Maiga's allies remain defiant.

01:03Maiga could look to argue that Prime Ministers in Mali have sovereign funds that they can use at their discretion.

01:10Some say the case is politically motivated.

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