Lavish Bamako wedding: nearly 3 billion CFA francs in spending and an 850 million gold adornment

The eight-day wedding celebrations for Oumou Sininta Diallo and Seydou Maka Diallo in Bamako, which began on October 14, reportedly cost nearly 3 billion CFA francs. The event drew attention for an 850 million CFA franc gold adornment, a Louis Vuitton trunk filled with cash, and money handed out to musicians and griots. Thirteen couples from the Diallo family were celebrated, following more than six months of preparations coordinated by Oumou Sininta. Based in Gabon, Seydou Maka Diallo is a Malian business operator from Nioro and is not Seydou Kane, the head of SK Holding.