France, July 17 -- Sall is due to meet his successor, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Friday afternoon before leaving Dakar immediately afterwards.

The brief visit is "part of the consultations and visits I have undertaken in connection with my candidacy" for the UN post, he wrote on X earlier this week, saying he anticipated "having the opportunity to return to Dakar on another occasion to meet with activists and supporters".

Sall, who led Senegal from 2012 to 2024 and now lives in Morocco, is hoping to secure the government's official support for his candidacy to replace Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general.

He remains a divisive figure in Senegal following his unsuccessful attempt to postpone the 2024 presidential election, ...