Why Africa remains divided over Macky Sall's UN bid

Burundi's nomination of former Senegalese leader Macky Sall for UN Secretary-General fails to secure unified African backing, exposing deep procedural and political rifts. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Why Africa remains divided over Macky Sall's UN bid

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The nomination of former Senegalese President Macky Sall for the position of United Nations Secretary-General by the nation of Burundi has failed to garner the unified continental endorsement traditionally sought by African candidates, exposing significant fractures within the African Union (AU). The bid, which required a consensus recommendation from the 55-member regional bloc to present a single African candidate to the global body, collapsed amid internal procedural disputes, direct objections, and entrenched regional political rivalries. This breakdown marks a stark departure from the continent's previous united front in such high-stakes international appointments and throws the process for selecting the next UN chief into uncertainty. Historically, the African Union has championed the principle of regional rotation for the UN's top diplomatic post, arguing that a candidate from the continent is long overdue. The last and only Secretary-General from Africa was Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali, whose term ended in 1996. A unified African candidate carries considerable political weight in the UN's complex selection process, which involves a secret straw poll in the Security Council where any of the five permanent members can wield a veto. The failure to coalesce around Sall significantly weakens Africa's negotiating position and could allow candidates from other regions to gain momentum, potentially sidelining the continent's aspirations for another generation. The core of the impasse lies in the African Union's own internal procedures and governance. Reports indicate that several member states challenged the legitimacy and timing of Burundi's nomination, arguing it did not follow established AU protocols for presenting candidates. This procedural discord created an immediate fault line, with some nations viewing the move as a premature or irregular end-run around a more deliberative continental process. The controversy highlights ongoing tensions within the AU between adherence to formal bureaucratic channels and the political maneuvering of individual member states, undermining the bloc's ability to speak with one voice on the global stage. Beyond procedural...

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