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Senegal Distances Itself From AU Support for Macky Sall at the UN
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Senegal distances itself from AU support for Macky Sall at the UN
The Permanent Mission of Senegal to the African Union informed the AU Commission on Friday that the Senegalese government has at no stage endorsed the candidacy of former president Macky Sall for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Presented to the 55 member states of the continental organization on Friday, 27 March, the draft decision was retold by some 20 of them – including Senegal, the authorities currently in power in Dakar maintaining cold relations with Macky Sall. The initiative had been launched by Burundi, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the AU.
On 2 March, the former Senegalese President formalized his candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, currently held by António Guterres. The African Union should say, on Friday 27 March, if it gives him its formal support.
Senegal Denies Backing Sall for UN Secretary-General Post
Senegal has formally distanced itself from a reported bid by former President Macky Sall to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, despite apparent backing from the African Union. In a note dated 27 March 2026, Senegal’s Permanent Mission to the AU stated that the government “has at no stage endorsed” Sall’s candidacy and was not involved in promoting it. The clarification came a day after an AU draft decision expressed support…
The Member States of the African Union (AU) refused to support the candidature of former Senegalese President Macky Sall for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations to replace Antonio Guterres, according to a note verbale consulted and authenticated on Friday by the AFP. A total of 20 AU Member States, whose names have not been communicated, opposed the candidature of Mr Sall, who led Senegal from 2012 to 2024 and who was not support…
The diplomatic series about the candidacy of former Senegalese President Macky Sall for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) bounced off quite another time. While the African Union Commission (AU) was trying to impose it through a "silence procedure", Dakar will not be part of the pan-African approach.
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