Macky Sall
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UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh for UN secretary-general after stalled straw polls
The United Arab Emirates nominated Lana Nusseibeh on Wednesday, 21 October, after no candidate escaped a negative vote in the Security Council's latest straw poll. Rebeca Grynspan finished first in that closed-door ballot, held on Friday, 16 October.
- Oct 17
Macky Sall withdraws as all seven UN secretary-general candidates draw veto-holder opposition
Former Senegalese president Macky Sall quit the race on Saturday, 17 October, after the Security Council's straw poll gave no candidate a clear path, with Rebeca Grynspan still ahead.
- Jul 26
Senegal's President Faye launches Kiray party, severing ties with former mentor Sonko
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye unveiled his own political movement in Dakar on Saturday, formalising a break with ex-prime minister Ousmane Sonko that had been building since Sonko's dismissal in May.
