Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games: Prime Minister Lô congratulates President Faye
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô congratulated President Bassirou Diomaye Faye after the closing of the Youth Olympic Games, which he considers a success for Dakar. He says work on the Games' legacy has already begun, while a concert is planned in Saly to extend the festivities, according to Senegal7.
Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô, Prime Minister, expressed his congratulations to head of state Bassirou Diomaye Faye at the close of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). On behalf of the government, he praised the running of the Games, which he said met the challenge: Africa would be proud of it and the world would have been won over.
For the Senegalese authorities, the Games go beyond sport alone and are presented as a project aimed at young people and a national ambition. Ten months before the opening, Bassirou Diomaye Faye had chaired a presidential monitoring council, set priorities, imposed strict deadlines and called for stronger coordination among stakeholders to speed up the works.
The head of government also said that work on the Games' legacy has already begun under the head of state’s direction. The closing ceremony was held in Diamniadio, and a concert is planned in Saly to extend the festivities, according to Senegal7.
This congratulation follows the opening of the YOG by Bassirou Diomaye Faye in early November. The International Olympic Committee also presented its Olympic Order in gold to the Prime Minister.
