{"id":28119,"date":"2026-03-09T13:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28119"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:36:47","slug":"critics-question-former-senegalese-presidents-bid-for-un-secretary-general","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/critics-question-former-senegalese-presidents-bid-for-un-secretary-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics question former\u00a0Senegalese President\u2019s bid for UN Secretary-General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Political commentator Mighti Jamie based in South Africa says former Senegalese President Macky Sall lacks the moral and leadership record to take on the role of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamie\u2019s concerns focus on Sall\u2019s actions during his Presidency, particularly his attempts to extend his term and decisions that critics say suppressed political opposition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sall, who led Senegal from 2012 to 2024, has officially declared his candidacy to succeed Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, whose term ends later this year. His bid is backed by Burundi, currently holding the African Union\u2019s rotating Presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During his final years in office, Sall\u2019s government faced accusations of violently suppressing protests, resulting in dozens of deaths. Jamie adds that while he generally supports African leaders seeking global positions, Sall\u2019s record raises serious questions about his suitability for the UN\u2019s top diplomatic role.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The candidacy is expected to spark debate across Africa and internationally, with governance and human rights issues likely to dominate discussions about the continent\u2019s representation at the UN.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27760,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-28119","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"'Senegalese President Macky Sall lacks the moral and leadership record to take on the role of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General'","published_date":"2026-03-09 13:36:39","news_description":"'Senegalese President Macky Sall lacks the moral and leadership record to take on the role of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General'","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28121,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28119\/revisions\/28121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=28119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}