Former President of Senegal Macky Sall Joins United World Leaders
New York — President of Senegal from 2012 to 2024, under whose Plan Sénégal Émergent installed electricity capacity grew from about 500 MW to about 1,900 MW, joins as an Honorary Board member.
About Macky Sall
Macky Sall is a former President of Senegal. As President he led the implementation of the Plan Sénégal Émergent, a programme of large-scale infrastructure and energy reform.
During his presidency Senegal’s installed electricity capacity more than tripled, from around 500 MW to roughly 1,900 MW, and the rural electrification rate rose from about 27 per cent to nearly 63 per cent. He oversaw the construction of new highways and the expansion of the road network, together with mass-transit and transport links such as the Train Express Régional, which connects the capital to emerging industrial zones. His industrialisation policy included the establishment of the Diamniadio Industrial Park outside Dakar, which hosts manufacturing, technology and export-oriented enterprises as part of efforts to diversify the economy beyond its traditional sectors.
He joined United World Leaders as an Honorary Board member in November 2025.
About United World Leaders
United World Leaders is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit institution of former Presidents and Prime Ministers, ministers, ambassadors and leaders of enterprise and civil society, working to advance peace, international cooperation and socioeconomic prosperity. Members may lead Councils on the issues where they can contribute most, as Chairs or Co-Chairs.