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The President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall gestures as he delivers a closing statement to the press after his one-on-one meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in Belem Presidential Palace on June 20, 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal. Senegalese President Macky Sall, who met Russian President Vladimir Putin with other African leaders on June 17 a day after their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as part of their mission to try a broker peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, will also meet with Prime Minister Antonio Costa and with Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas. He will finally attend a Portuguese Parliament solemn session in his honor.

The President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall gestures as he delivers a closing statement to the press after his one-on-one meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in Belem Presidential Palace on June 20, 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal. Senegalese President Macky Sall, who met Russian President Vladimir Putin with other African leaders on June 17 a day after their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as part of their mission to try a broker peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, will also meet with Prime Minister Antonio Costa and with Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas. He will finally attend a Portuguese Parliament solemn session in his honor.

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Senegal's President Macky Sall Announces He Will Not Seek Third Term, Easing Tensions

President Macky Sall of Senegal announced that he would not be seeking a third term in office, honoring the country's pride in its historic record as a democratic role model in Africa.