Leaders of Senegal and France 'review partnership' at UN assembly

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Leaders of Senegal and France 'review partnership' at UN assembly  Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/leaders-of-senegal-and-france-review-partnership-at-un-assembly  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Senegalese President Bassirou Diomay-Fay met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron

00:06on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

00:10The two leaders reviewed the partnership between their countries

00:14and ways to strengthen it, according to a statement from FI's office.

00:20The appointment of the next UN Secretary-General was also on the agenda.

00:24Senegal's former President Macky Sal is one of the candidates hoping to succeed Antonio Guterres,

00:31who leaves office in December. After initially refusing to back him,

00:36FI is supporting his candidacy. France is a member of the Security Council that will decide the nominee.

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