Macky Sall Returns to Dakar to Secure Senegal’s Backing for UN Secretary-General Bid

Africa · Western 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.…