UN-SG: Kagame And Museveni Derail Macky Sall's Momentum – The Standard Newspaper
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On the second day of the interviews granted by the six contenders, Uganda submitted the candidacy of Olara Otunnu to succeed António Guterres in January 2027. To the great dam of Senegal's Macky Sall, until then the only African in the race.
The ex Senegalese president Macky Sall has just been joined by an African challenger in the race at the UN General Secretariat. Olara Otunnu's candidacy has just been officially introduced by Uganda on 24 July. The one from Senegal, which has been on the rise for months, was just endorsed by his country this weekend, after long procrastinations and protests related, in particular, to the violence against opposition demonstrations which caused at…
Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu nominated for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, confirmed today the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations.
UN-SG: Kagame And Museveni Derail Macky Sall's Momentum – The Standard Newspaper
The race for the position of UN Secretary-General, succeeding António Guterres, has sprung a new surprise. While former Senegalese President Macky Sall’s campaign is in full swing amidst intense international diplomatic manoeuvring, the Ugandan government has announced the candidacy of Ugandan politician Olara Otunnu, for the post. According to well-informed sources who spoke to Africa Confidential, it all started with a phone call between Paul …
Rodrigues-Birkett faces tougher race for UN chief
…as former UN under- secretary enters contest Guyana’s hopes of producing the next Secretary-General of the United Nations have become more challenging after Uganda officially nominated veteran diplomat Olara Otunnu, expanding the race to seven candidates. The move comes just days before the UN Security Council begins informal straw polls that will determine which contenders […] The post Rodrigues-Birkett faces tougher race for UN chief appeared…
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