Macky Sall arrived back on Senegalese soil this afternoon, an interim stop before departing for New York. Officially, this visit to Dakar is integral to his campaign for the position of United Nations Secretary-General. The highlight of his brief stay is an anticipated audience at the Presidential Palace, where President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected to articulate Sénégal’s stance on supporting Sall’s candidacy.

Beyond its diplomatic implications, this event carries immense symbolic weight. For nearly a decade, Ousmane Sonko meticulously built his political career through direct and often confrontational opposition to Macky Sall. Sonko consistently portrayed the former head of state as the embodiment of governmental excesses and abuses of power. He held Sall directly accountable for the…