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Why Macky Sall Can’t Count on Africa in His Bid to Lead the UN

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Macky Sall, a former president of Senegal, participating at the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, 2025. He is running for UN secretary-general for the 2027-2031 term but does not have the backing of his own country, where he served as president from 2012-2024. Although he is supported by Burundi, his attempt to win an endorsement from the African Union failed earlier this month. MACKY SALL/IG Macky Sall, a former Senegalese president, is contin…
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The former President of Senegal, Macky Sall (2012-2024), is one of the candidates for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). He is in competition with several international personalities, including the former Vice-President of Costa Rica Rebeca Grynspan, the Argentine diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi, current Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as well as the former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet. Wh…

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senenews.com broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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