UN: Tensions rise over the official withdrawal of Macky Sall’s candidacy

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 18, 2026Country: Senegal

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UN: Tensions rise over the official withdrawal of Macky Sall’s candidacy

Macky Sall’s withdrawal from the race to become United Nations secretary-general has sparked a heated dispute in Senegal. After Seydi Gassama called the withdrawal a “crushing failure,” APR spokesperson Alioune Badara Coulibaly accused him of personal hostility toward the former president and of attacking Senegal’s international standing. Coulibaly said Gassama was acting against Macky Sall and the country rather than as a human-rights defender, adding that Sall’s supporters would respond by emphasizing his record.

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