Why Macky Sall is Making a Run For Senegal's Parliament

Former President Macky Sall is leading the opposition coalition in the country's upcoming parliamentary vote. In a letter to his supporters explaining why he is running, Sall printed a grim outlook for the country, eight months after he left the presidency.

"Twice in the space of a few weeks," Sall wrote in a letter to supporters and citizens, "Senegal's sovereign rating has been downgraded by two rating agencies, allAfrica reports.

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Former Senegalese president, Macky Sall.

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