Senegal Changes Course to Back Ex Leader Macky Sall as UN Chief The news from Dakar is sudden and surprising: just three days after meeting his successor in office, former president Macky Sall has secured the backing of the Senegalese government for his bid to become the next UN Secretary General.
This change of heart raises more questions than answers about what it signifies and whether it will be enough to salvage Sall's flagging candidacy.
The initial reluctance from Dakar was no surprise, given the tense relationship between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his predecessor.