By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Traders and artisans in Saly, Senegal, are seeing fewer tourists than expected at the start of the Dakar Youth Olympic Games. They had hoped to benefit more from the influx associated with the competition, according to a France 24 Afrique report.
Ongoing story · day by day
The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games flame arrives in Senegal and is celebrated in several countries, while Dakar prepares for the Games.
4 NovOzavino Ngaka fails to qualify in swimming at Youth Olympics
4 NovWomen’s rugby: Kenya win gold, Madagascar take bronze at Youth Olympics
4 NovWomen’s sevens: Malagasy U18s win bronze at Youth OlympicsSenegalese wushu athlete Worèye Ndiaye, competing at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, has withdrawn after a knee injury. She was hospitalised overnight at Dakar Principal Hospital and is in a stable condition, according to the Senegalese Kung Fu Wushu Federation.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Kenya won the women’s sevens rugby tournament at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games by beating Australia 17-12 in the final. Madagascar took bronze against the Czech Republic and won the first Olympic medal in its history, according to Le Soleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye attended the wushu finals of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. He congratulated the young Senegalese athletes competing and praised their contribution to the country’s sporting profile, Seneweb reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
Nigerian swimmer Aidan Dumuje-Abili, 15, says competing at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games is the fulfilment of a childhood dream. He finished fifth in his 100-metre backstroke heat in 1 minute 0.79 seconds, Punch reports, quoting him after his second event at the Games.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Punch ·
Senegal investigates alleged call for coupDakar’s prosecutor has ordered a Special Cybersecurity Division investigation after a video in which Amath Suzanne Camara allegedly called on the army to seize power if the National Assembly was not dissolved. The Alliance for the Republic official is expected to be summoned imminently, according to Seneweb sources.
Four countries take part in mining rescue contest in ObuasiAngloGold Ashanti and Endeavour Mining organised the first West African mine rescue and emergency response competition in Obuasi, Ghana. Teams from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Senegal are assessing their capabilities over five days, reports MyJoyOnline.The week in Africa
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