Dakar’s political landscape was electrified this afternoon as former President Macky Sall set foot on Senegalese soil for a high-profile visit. His brief stopover in the capital was framed as a diplomatic pitstop before his departure to New York, where he is campaigning for the position of UN Secretary-General. The focal point of this visit? A meeting at the Presidential Palace, where President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected to endorse Senegal’s backing for Sall’s candidacy.
Senegal’s political scene shaken as former president visits Dakar ahead of un bid