Mali, Ethiopia and Côte d’Ivoire: Investigators examine 12 trips by “Kocc Barma”

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 21, 2026Country: Senegal
Crime & Law
Mali, Ethiopia and Côte d’Ivoire: Investigators examine 12 trips by “Kocc Barma”

Investigators examining the case involving El Hadji Babacar Dioum, known as “Kocc Barma,” are reviewing 12 foreign trips recorded by border police between November 19, 2020, and May 27, 2025. The trips involved Mali, Ethiopia, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, but the available information does not establish a link to the alleged offenses. According to the newspaper Libération, metadata from seven images extracted from babiporno.com also contained GPS coordinates associated with Conakry, Bamako and Dakar-Yoff; investigators still need to verify their origin and relevance.

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