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Burundi’s Bid to Pick Macky Sall for UN Top Role Collapses After Countries Break Silence
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Twenty member States of the African Union opposed the candidature of the ex-leader of Senegal, who had been nominated by Burundi, who chairs the organization.
Burundi’s bid to pick Macky Sall for UN top role collapses after countries break silence
A controversial push by Burundi, the current African Union chair, to endorse former Senegalese President Macky Sall for United Nations Secretary-General has collapsed after 20 AU member states broke the silence. The AU Commission confirmed on March 27 that the draft decision was not adopted, saying that, “The draft decision to endorse a candidate for the position of UN Secretary-General was not adopted after 20 member states broke the silence pr…
The spokesman for the Alliance for the Republic (APR), Alioune Badara Coulibaly, stated that the candidacy of former Senegalese President Macky Sall for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) is "fully valid." In a note published this Friday, March 27, 2026, the political leader believes that the former Head of State of Senegal has "all the qualities to lead the UN." According to him, Macky Sall is a stateman capable of "rehabi…
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