According to Yérim Seck, Diomaye and Macky Sall wanted to isolate Sonko
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews
According to journalist Cheikh Yérim Seck, speaking on RFM, discussions between Macky Sall and Bassirou Diomaye Faye began before Diomaye’s support for Macky Sall’s candidacy for UN Secretary-General. He says this support was part of an agreement negotiated beforehand, before differences prevented their rapprochement from succeeding.
According to the journalist Cheikh Yérim Seck, discussions between former president Macky Sall and the current head of state Bassirou Diomaye Faye began well before the latter’s support for Macky Sall’s candidacy for UN Secretary-General. Speaking on RFM, he says this support was one of the clauses of an agreement negotiated beforehand.
The journalist says the lawyer Me Oumar Youm facilitated contact between the two men, and that Bassirou Diomaye Faye reportedly travelled to Spain to meet Macky Sall, without fully satisfying the former head of state. According to him, Macky Sall made repeated attempts to return to Senegal, notably through a warm welcome on his return to the country. The APR, Macky Sall’s party, denies any secret negotiation between the two men.
According to Cheikh Yérim Seck, the two men have different visions of political realignment: Bassirou Diomaye Faye would favour a broad coalition of the various political forces.
Update of 10 November 2026: The mayor of Djiddah Thiaroye Kawlack, Mamadou Guèye, has rejoined his constituents after several months in detention and believes that former president Macky Sall is the only solution to the situation he considers chaotic. Read: Mayor Mamadou Guèye, released, calls for Macky Sall’s return.
