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Senegal: APR denies any secret negotiations between Diomaye Faye and Macky Sall

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Senegal: APR denies any secret negotiations between Diomaye Faye and Macky SallDario Pignatelli / European Union · CC BY (attribution requise)

The Alliance for the Republic (APR) denies any secret political negotiations between Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Macky Sall, following remarks by Cheikh Yérim Seck on RFM. According to its spokesperson Abdou Khafor Touré, the public exchanges between the two men, in Dakar on 17 July 2026 and then in New York, concerned only Senegal's support for Macky Sall's candidacy for UN Secretary-General.

The Alliance for the Republic (APR), the party of former president Macky Sall, denies any secret political negotiations between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Macky Sall. Its spokesperson, Abdou Khafor Touré, states that there was neither secret discussion nor a memorandum of understanding on domestic policy.

According to him, the exchanges between the two men took place publicly in Dakar on 17 July 2026, and then in New York on the sidelines of the 82nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. They concerned solely Senegal's support for Macky Sall's candidacy for the post of UN Secretary-General. The spokesperson calls on activists to consolidate the party's structures and prepare for the upcoming elections, with the aim of winning back power democratically in 2029.

This clarification responds to revelations by Cheikh Yérim Seck about Bassirou Diomaye Faye made on RFM Matin.

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