Former Senegalese President Macky Sall will travel to Senegal on Friday, his first public visit to the country since leaving office, as he campaigns for the post of U.N. secretary-general.
Background
Sall remains a divisive figure in Senegal following his unsuccessful attempt to postpone the 2024 presidential election, a move that triggered deadly protests and was ultimately struck down by the Constitutional Council.
Senegal’s Court of Auditors said Sall’s government understated debt and deficit figures, implying about $7 billion in hidden borrowing, a number that later ballooned and was estimated by S&P Global Ratings at about $13 billion as of last July, a quarter of the country’s $40 billion economy. Sall denies any wrongdoing.
The U.N. is due to choose its 10th secretary-general this year for a five-year term beginning January 1, 2027. Sall is among five candidates so far.
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