By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Pupils from Dakar schools discovered baseball5 at the Tour de l’Œuf complex while watching a Dakar 2026 JOJ classification match between France and Turkey. The outing aimed to introduce them to new sports, while foreign swimmers also praised the site’s facilities, according to Senego.
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The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games flame arrives in Senegal and is celebrated in several countries, while Dakar prepares for the Games.
8 NovArtist Boubou paints with pupils at Dakar Youth Olympics
8 NovTaekwondo: Abdellatif Ladimat wins bronze for Morocco at Youth Olympics
8 NovTwo Nigerians win 100m gold at Dakar Youth OlympicsThe Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games opening ceremony drew tens of thousands of spectators on 31 October at the Abdoulaye-Wade Stadium in Diamniadio, with a show dedicated to Senegalese culture and youth. The Associated Press also highlighted issues of infrastructure maintenance, funding and the Games' legacy, according to media cited by Senego.
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Senegal and Spain are strengthening cooperation against irregular migration following talks in Dakar between Senegalese Interior and Public Security Minister Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé and his Spanish counterpart, according to Senego. The discussions focused on clandestine migration flows and coordination between security services. The Spanish minister also visited the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games site in Ouakam.
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Senegal's Lioncelles beat France 18-12 in their opening match of the women's 3×3 basketball tournament at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. They are next due to face Poland at 17:15, with qualification for the quarter-finals at stake, according to Senego.
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Senegal's young basketball players beat Mongolia 20-11 in the men's 3x3 basketball quarter-finals at the Dakar-2026 Youth Olympic Games, qualifying for the semi-finals. Senegal will face Germany in the next round, according to Seneweb.
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Aminata Touré says 50 Mecca tickets came from special fundsAminata Touré says 50 air tickets to Mecca intended for MPs were given to Ousmane Sonko and came from special funds. She made the allegations on 8 November 2026 at a Kiiraay rally in Kaolack, according to Dakaractu.
Nigeria's sports commission sees Flamingos' U17 world title as proof of its reformsThe chairman of Nigeria's National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has hailed the Flamingos' victory as under-17 women's world champions after their 2-1 win over Japan in the final in Rabat, a first for Nigeria and for Africa. He sees it as proof that reforms at local level are bearing fruit, according to a Daily Trust statement.The week in Africa
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