Doha: The Surprising Image, Macky Sall and Karim Wade Finally Meet

Author: senenews.comPublished on: July 14, 2026Country: Senegal
Politics
Doha: The Surprising Image, Macky Sall and Karim Wade Finally Meet

President Macky Sall met Karim Wade in Doha during his visit to offer condolences to the Emir of Qatar. This meeting marks an unexpected rapprochement between two former allies in the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) who became adversaries after Sall summoned Wade before the National Assembly in 2008. Sall then left the party to found the APR and won the 2012 presidential election against Abdoulaye Wade. The symbolic image fuels speculation about the future of Senegalese politics.

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