Dakar mayor charged with embezzlement

Khalifah Sall, mayor of Senegal’s capital, along with three other officials, has been charged with embezzling $2.8m. Hundreds gathered outside the courthouse in protest and riot police were deployed.

Khalifah Sall, mayor of Senegal’s capital, along with three other officials, has been charged with embezzling $2.8 million.

Hundreds gathered outside the courthouse in protest and riot police were deployed.

Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Dakar.