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Ex-President Macky Sall Returns, Pushes UN Bid Amid Debt Scandal

7/14/2026

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Macky Sall returned to Dakar on Friday, his visit since leaving office, to campaign for United Nations secretary-general.
He will meet President Bassirou Diomaye Faye before departing.
He remains divisive after his 2024 attempt to postpone election sparked protests and was overturned by the Constitutional Council.
Senegal’s Court of Auditors reported his administration understated debt, hiding $7 billion that later rose to roughly $13 billion, a quarter of the $40 billion economy.

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Macky Sall returned to Dakar on Friday, his visit since leaving office, to campaign for United Nations secretary-general.
He will meet President Bassirou Diomaye Faye before departing.
He remains divisive after his 2024 attempt to postpone election sparked protests and was overturned by the Constitutional Council.
Senegal’s Court of Auditors reported his administration understated debt, hiding $7 billion that later rose to roughly $13 billion, a quarter of the $40 billion economy.