On 13 August 2026, the Denis Sassou Nguesso University in Kintélé, near Brazzaville, conferred the rank of doctor honoris causa on President Macky Sall. The distinction honours his contribution to the development of Senegal's education system. It was awarded the same day to former Presidents Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger and Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau.
A distinction that honours a record in education. The Congolese university based the title on the action carried out in Senegal for schooling, training and higher education. Its recognition thus rests on achievements delivered across a full term.
Three former heads of state honoured together. The Kintélé ceremony recognised three African records on the same day. By bringing them together, a university of the continent judged a generation of leaders on their results.
Education, the thread of the UN vision. In President Macky Sall's candidacy for UN Secretary-General, development ranks among the conditions of peace, and education sits at the heart of development. Beyond Senegal, the title received in Brazzaville recognises the consistency between what he has done and what he proposes.
The record behind these commitments. These proposals on education rest on twelve years as head of state and on the chairmanship of the African Union in 2022. That experience explains why the vision statement filed with the United Nations frames them as obligations and conceives peace and security together with development.
Africa at its heart, the world in its sights.
The Brazzaville ceremony was covered by the Senegalese and regional press on 13 August 2026. Read all public positions at www.mackysall.net