Dakar (BBC): Senegalese singer Thione Seck has been charged with money laundering after fake banknotes worth millions of euros and dollars were found in his house. After a career of three decades, Mr Seck is one of Senegal's biggest stars. His lawyers say he was the victim of a swindle and the money was paid to him by a producer as an advance for an upcoming tour. A counterfeiting machine was allegedly found at the home of another man arrested with Mr Seck.
Both men were charged with circulating forged foreign currency, money laundering and conspiracy.