An audit revealed internal fraud concerns facing the Senegalese national airline, which is in the midst of a restructuring.

When she arrived at the top of Air Senegal last August, Tidiane Ndiaye commissioned an internal audit that, in these first days of 2025, reveals fraudulent practices and calamitous management. According to the report, staff tickets were misappropriated and resold to third parties, causing significant financial losses. Faced with these abuses, the new management says it is committed to recovering the embezzled amounts and bringing those responsible to justice. Tidiane Ndiaye says that strengthened controls and impeccable management ethics will now

The Staff Travel program, a benefit reserved for company employees and their dependants, is at the center of the revelations. According to information, Tidiane Ndiaye carried out “a profound reorganization of the organization chart”, making it possible to place “the right people in the right positions”. “Transparency and rigor are not options, but absolute necessities.” One of the agents involved, who was responsible for sales, was fired.