Senegal: Faye, ex-president Macky Sall hold high-stakes meeting
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Senegal's ex-president Sall seeks Faye's backing for UN bid
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall met his successor President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday to formally seek the government's backing for his candidacy to become the next United Nations secretary-general.
Senegal: Faye, ex-president Macky Sall hold high-stakes meeting
Senegal's ex-president Macky Sall, who is campaigning to become the next UN secretary-general, held a meeting in Dakar Friday with his successor, a visit criticised by the former leader's detractors
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall has returned to Senegal. Welcomed by his supporters upon his arrival at Dakar airport, he was then received by President Diomaye Faye. Macky Sall is a candidate for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations and is seeking the support of his successor. Details from Elimane Ndao, France 24 correspondent in Dakar.
The audience granted by His Excellency the President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, to his predecessor, President Macky Sall, in the context of the exchanges concerning his candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, has a significant political and diplomatic significance. Beyond partisan sensitivities, this approach recalls that, when the higher interests of the Nation and those of the continent are at st…
Former Senegalese President Maki Sal, Friday, intensified his diplomatic movements to mobilize support for his candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, visiting Senegal and the Gambia, during which he met with Presidents Basiro Diomai and Adama Baro. The Senegalese presidency said that Sal had officially informed President Fai of his candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations and reviewed with him…
A candidate for the post of future Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Macky Sall for a continental ambition is not alone. In a campaign that takes on a new dimension, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, is the companion of the former President of Senegal.
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