Former Senegalese President Macky Sall arrived in Dakar on 14 July 2026 to seek his home country’s endorsement for his UN Secretary-General candidacy, a race shaped by great-power rivalry and his contested domestic record.
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Key Facts
—The Nomination. Burundi, as AU chair, formally nominated Macky Sall for UN Secretary-General on 2 March 2026, but no AU organ has endorsed him.
—The Dakar Visit. Sall arrived in Dakar on 14 July 2026 to seek explicit backing from President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, which Senegal has not yet given.
—The Debt Scandal. Senegal’s Court of Auditors found Sall’s government hid roughly $7 billion in borrowing, with S&P Global later estimating the figure at $13 billion.
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