By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dakaractu
The National Alliance for the Palestinian Cause is calling for the immediate release of Amadou Sarang Diallo, arrested after urging opposition to Israeli athletes’ participation in the Youth Olympic Games. In a statement reported by Dakaractu, the organisation invokes freedom of expression and calls on the authorities to respect the activist’s rights.
Senegalese trade union alliance And Gueusseum has postponed its 48-hour strike to 19 and 20 November 2026, after a truce during the Youth Olympic Games. The unions accuse the government of failing to honour its commitments and say health represents only 3% of the CFA7,000 billion national budget, according to their statement.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
The US embassy in Senegal congratulated the country after the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. It expressed its support for the American and Senegalese teams, according to Senegal7.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Senegalese internet users criticised several local influencers for not attending the opening of the Dakar Youth Olympic Games or sharing the event. The criticism emerged on social media after the 31 October 2026 ceremony, Le Soleil reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports, Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid, represented King Mohammed VI at the opening of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. Morocco has entered 39 athletes in 17 sports, in a competition bringing together around 2,700 young athletes from 153 countries, according to MAP.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: MAP ·
59 migrants from Senegal rescued in the CanariesFifty-nine migrants who departed from Saint-Louis, Senegal, were rescued south of El Hierro after five days at sea. The group included nine women and two minors, with no hospitalisation required on arrival, according to Spanish rescue services cited by Senego.
Six people abducted on Nigeria’s Adoka roadSix people transporting a woman’s body to Okpoga in Benue State were abducted on the Adoka road. The kidnappers abandoned the coffin and are reportedly demanding 15 million naira, according to a sympathiser quoted by Punch; the Otukpo local government chairman confirmed the abduction.The week in Africa
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