Former Senegalese president Africa’s candidate for UN secretary general position
Former Senegalese president Macky Sall has been nominated as Africa’s candidate for the United Nations’ secretary general position. The position will become vacant on 1 January 2027, when the five-year term of the current secretary general, António Guterres, ends. Guterres (76) has served in that position since the start of 2017. Sall, who served as […] The post Former Senegalese president Africa’s candidate for UN secretary general position appeared first on The Namibian.
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Former Senegalese president Macky Sall has been nominated as Africa’s candidate for the United Nations’ secretary general position.
The position will become vacant on 1 January 2027, when the five-year term of the current secretary general, António Guterres, ends.
Guterres (76) has served in that position since the start of 2017.
Sall, who served as the president of Senegal from 2012 to 2024, was nominated for the UN top job by Burundi.
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and Argentinian diplomat Rafael Grossi, who currently heads the International Atomic Energy Agency, are also in the race.
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