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Macky Sall at the Un: Behind the Scenes of a Surprising Candidacy

Summary by JeuneAfrique.com
The ex-Senegal president is officially running to succeed Antonio Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations. An application by Burundian president, Évariste Ndayishimiye, and not by his Senegalese counterpart, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Video decryption.

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The ex-Senegal president is officially running to succeed Antonio Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations. An application by Burundian president, Évariste Ndayishimiye, and not by his Senegalese counterpart, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Video decryption.

Former Senegalese President Macky Sall is now a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations. He aims to succeed António Guterres, whose term ends at the end of 2026. Particularity of this candidacy: it was not presented by Senegal, a country he led from 2012 to 2024, but by Burundi. The initiative emanates from Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the African Union, accor…

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JeuneAfrique.com broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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