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No peace without development
Bringing security and development together in a single strategy that serves people.
Official site — 2026
Africa at heart, the world in sight
Candidate for United Nations Secretary-General — 2026
Former President of Senegal (2012-2024), Chairperson of the African Union (2022-2023).
12 years
Leading a nation
1 year
Chair of the African Union
2 elections
Won. Power peacefully transferred.
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International summits
Vision for the UN
A clear ambition: reconciling a fragmented world
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A new world, a new governance
Reforming the Security Council and the international financial architecture.
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A United Nations that works
Streamlining, modernising and refocusing the Organisation on its core mission.
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Senegal gives its official support to Macky Sall
July 21, 2026
Following the 17 July audience, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye decided that Senegal would extend its full support to President Macky Sall's UN candidacy.
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Macky Sall in the News
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