In the race to become the next UN Secretary-General, President Macky Sall carries a clear vision: an inclusive, action-oriented United Nations that listens to every member state. As the candidates prepare to face the same questions at the town hall organised with Bloomberg and broadcast live on UN Web TV, that vision will be measured, for the first time, against those of the other contenders for António Guterres's succession.
The platform rests on four commitments: an integrated approach to peace, security and development; a renewed multilateralism, faithful to the Charter and its three pillars, peace and security, human rights and sustainable development; a streamlined Organisation, able to do better with less; and a method built on listening to every member state, without exception. To this, the candidacy adds a deliberate openness: a UN that works in partnership with civil society, young people and the private sector.
This is Senegal's candidacy. In a communiqué dated 20 July 2026, the Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs announced the State's full support, mobilising the Government and Senegal's entire diplomatic network to promote, among member states, a candidacy "in the service of Africa and of a more effective multilateralism". The only African candidate in the race, President Macky Sall entered the contest on 2 March 2026, nominated by Burundi.
The calendar is accelerating: the Security Council is expected to hold its first indicative votes in the last week of July, the traditional step by which the fifteen members gauge support for each candidacy. Six candidacies have been submitted to date.
Africa at its heart, the world in its sights: the words sum up an ambition, to bring to the head of the United Nations the experience of a head of state who chaired the African Union and led his country for twelve years. The vision is on the table; member states are now its judges.
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