« Portes fermées » : Amadou Lamine Sall raconte sa candidature avortée à la Francophonie
In an interview with L'Observateur, poet Amadou Lamine Sall discusses his failed candidacy for the position of Secretary General of the Francophonie, which he believes was jeopardized by the lack of support from Senegalese authorities. Although he wrote to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on August 6, he received no response, even though the application period closed on April 3.
The poet expresses his incomprehension at this lack of response, whether positive or negative. For him, responding is "more than a matter of republican respect, it is a republican duty." Amadou Lamine Sall describes a Palace that has become inaccessible, evoking a wall erected "very high and seemingly soundproof," where he says he encountered "deaf ears" within the presidential office. Faced with what he considers an unjustified silence, he remarks with disappointment: "It is difficult to name what has just happened."
Bitterness towards "former friends"
The poet specifically targets the president's chief of staff, whom he describes as a "great mathematician and honorable poet." He accuses him of having blocked access to the head of state by "closing doors, windows, shutters, and cellars" to him, despite their past relationship. He also mentions "tense exchanges" between his associates and members of the cabinet, who reportedly "did not appreciate" his candidacy being publicized by the press before the president had made his decision.
When asked if he feels "sacrificed" today, the interviewee for the Groupe Futurs Médias newspaper answers without hesitation: "Yes, sacrificed by the silence and the lack of openness and exchange."
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