Senegalese diplomat says Chad president rejected $2M bribe

NEW YORK (AP) — A former Senegalese foreign minister says the president of Chad became furious after a Hong Kong businessman tried to bribe him with $2 million amid discussions of oil rights.
Cheikh Gadio, of Senegal, told a federal jury in New York on Wednesday that President Idriss Deby, of Chad, demanded an explanation after the cash turned up in gifts he received from a Chinese oil and gas conglomerate.
Gadio’s testimony came on the third day of the bribery trial of Dr. Chi Ping