Senegal’s Armed Forces Day postponed to 19 November
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Senegal’s Armed Forces Day, traditionally held on 10 November, has been postponed to 19 November because of the Dakar Youth Olympic Games. The ceremony at Camp Dial Diop will be chaired by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, according to Captain Ibrahima Sow.
Senegal’s Armed Forces Day will be held on Thursday 19 November 2026, instead of the usual 10 November, because of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The postponement was announced by Captain Ibrahima Sow, director of information and public relations for the Armed Forces.
In Dakar, the ceremony will begin at 08:30 at the Dial Diop quarter, under the chairmanship of Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, President of Senegal and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. It will include a military parade, the naming of classes at the Military Health School and the National School of Active Officers, as well as decorations for military personnel wounded in operations, according to Ibrahima Sow.
The ceremony will also include the presentation of awards for the second edition of the President of the Republic’s special prize for military and paramilitary technological and industrial innovation, certificates to wards of the Nation, and a demonstration parachute jump over the waters along the seafront of Camp Dial Diop. In the regions, celebrations will be held in Military Zones under the responsibility of zone commanders.
The postponement comes during the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, held from 31 October to 13 November 2026. The Youth Olympic Games flame arrived in Dakar on 12 September.
