The High Court of Dakar has postponed the significant legal confrontation between Mame Mbaye Niang and Ousmane Sonko until July 22, 2026. This deferral was granted following a request from the legal representatives of the former Prime Minister, allowing them ample time to prepare their responses to the submissions already filed.
To reiterate the background, Mame Mbaye Niang initiated legal action against the former Prime Minister, seeking the annulment of what he alleges to be a fraudulent transfer of real estate. His objective is to have Ousmane Sonko’s villa, situated in Cité Keur Gorgui, re-registered under his name. This move aims to recover the 200 million CFA francs in damages that the court previously awarded him.
Ousmane Sonko had been definitively sentenced to two months in prison and ordered to pay 200 million CFA francs in damages to Mame Mbaye Niang. Bolstered by this judicial decision, Niang sought to enforce the judgment. However, he encountered a significant impediment: the leasehold rights to the villa, located at lot n°R/17 on a 264m² plot in Cité Keur Gorgui, had reportedly been transferred into the name of the family of the Pastef leader.
For Mame Mbaye Niang and his legal team, this property transfer represents a deliberate scheme designed to orchestrate Ousmane Sonko’s insolvency and shield the asset from any potential seizure. They strongly suspect the former minister of having intentionally transferred ownership of the house specifically to evade the execution of the financial penalty imposed upon him.
This case was initially brought before the court once before, leading to its first adjournment to June 10. That earlier postponement had provided Mame Mbaye Niang’s lawyers with the necessary time to formulate their rebuttal to the legal arguments presented by Ousmane Sonko’s defense team.
To reiterate the background, Mame Mbaye Niang initiated legal action against the former Prime Minister, seeking the annulment of what he alleges to be a fraudulent transfer of real estate. His objective is to have Ousmane Sonko’s villa, situated in Cité Keur Gorgui, re-registered under his name. This move aims to recover the 200 million CFA francs in damages that the court previously awarded him.
Ousmane Sonko had been definitively sentenced to two months in prison and ordered to pay 200 million CFA francs in damages to Mame Mbaye Niang. Bolstered by this judicial decision, Niang sought to enforce the judgment. However, he encountered a significant impediment: the leasehold rights to the villa, located at lot n°R/17 on a 264m² plot in Cité Keur Gorgui, had reportedly been transferred into the name of the family of the Pastef leader.
For Mame Mbaye Niang and his legal team, this property transfer represents a deliberate scheme designed to orchestrate Ousmane Sonko’s insolvency and shield the asset from any potential seizure. They strongly suspect the former minister of having intentionally transferred ownership of the house specifically to evade the execution of the financial penalty imposed upon him.
This case was initially brought before the court once before, leading to its first adjournment to June 10. That earlier postponement had provided Mame Mbaye Niang’s lawyers with the necessary time to formulate their rebuttal to the legal arguments presented by Ousmane Sonko’s defense team.
