Senegal Rules Out Changing Gas Contracts Amid Corruption Claims
- President’s adviser Kane says contracts are fair, competitive
- Exxon, Shell, Sinopec are interested in new blocks, Kane says
Demonstrators hold a sign which reads "Macky emergent thief" during a protest in Dakar, Senegal, on June 21.
Photographer: Xaume Olleros/Getty Images
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Senegal won’t change already-awarded natural gas contracts despite calls from the country’s political opposition to rework deals in the wake of corruption allegations, according to a government adviser.
In June, a BBC report alleged that President Macky Sall’s brother, Aliou, received payments in return for allowing a little known company to retain two gas concessions.