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Macky Sall Africa's UN SG Candidate Or A Fantasy Playing For Time? – The Standard Newspaper
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Macky Sall persists. Despite the lack of support from the African Union and the clear refusal of his own country, the former Senegalese President maintains his candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations. An obstinacy that questions, as his chances now appear almost null. A battle lost ahead Diplomatic reality is implacable. First there is an unwritten rule of geographical rotation. The last three Secretaries-General of the…
For former Senegalese President Macky Sall, a candidate for the succession of Antonio Guterres at the head of the United Nations (UN), the prospects seem to be increasingly compromised. Certainly, the former Head of State affirms his ambition to run for the post of Secretary General. But, now deprived of official support... The article Macky Sall at the UN: an application caught up by his balance sheet appeared first on ledjely.
Despite his country's disavowal, Senegal, and the rejection of some 20 African nations, former Senegalese President Macky Sall decided to retain his candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, according to Seneweb. According to a communiqué from his communications service, Egypt and Liberia had withdrawn their objection, while Senegal and Egypt had been removed from the list of States that had interrupted the silent proced…
For a few days, the idea of an application by Macky Sall for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations was widespread, creating indignation in Africa because of the controversy surrounding his character. Made possible by Evariste Ndayishimiye, the President of Burundi and the African Union until February 2027, this eventuality was eventually killed in the egg, burying by the same time, Macky Sall's wild dream.
(EFE) – Senegal’s former President Macky Sall decided to maintain his candidacy to succeed António Guterres as UN Secretary General despite the African Union’s (AU) refusal to support him, according to his communications office. “President Sall’s candidacy, duly filed and registered on March 2, 2026, remains valid,” the press release office issued on Saturday stressed.
Macky Sall Africa's UN SG Candidate Or A Fantasy Playing For Time? – The Standard Newspaper
By Lt Colonel Samsudeen Sarr (Rtd) From the moment Macky Sall’s name emerged as “Africa’s candidate” for the next United Nations secretary general, the spectacle became more about optics than substance. His candidacy was formally submitted by Burundi on 2nd March 2026, conveniently while it held the chair of the African Union. Then the headlines rushed to announce that ‘Sall Declared Africa’s Candidate!’, at least, that’s what they claimed. The …
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