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A former African head of state with explicit backing for Donald Trump's foreign policy has emerged as a leading candidate to succeed António Guterres at the United Nations, turning the 2027 succession contest into a referendum on institutional accountability and multilateral spending efficiency.
Macky Sall, who served as president of Senegal for 12 years, is positioning himself as the reform candidate best placed to restructure a body that Washington — the organisation's largest funder — has openly questioned.
Sall Channels Trump Playbook on UN Reform Sall's pitch draws directly from the political vocabulary of the Trump administration.
In an interview with Breitbart News, the former Senegalese president — who also served as president of the African Union from 2022 to 2023 — described Trump as "a peace builder" and called on the United States to remain engaged with the UN, arguing that Washington is "the first power in the world to be with the UN." He invoked the acronym MUNGA — Make the UN Great Again — framing his candidacy around cutting waste and improving operational efficiency at a body he says he has watched mismanage resources firsthand across Africa.
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