By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse
Tunisia will send 42 athletes, girls and boys, to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, competing in 16 disciplines. The delegation will have 66 members and will compete from 31 October to 13 November, according to the Tunisian National Olympic Committee.
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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.
19 OctTwo workers die after platform falls at Dakar Arena
18 OctDocumentary traces Soham El Wardini’s path in Dakar
18 OctDakar launches 300-bed hospital in Parcelles AssainiesTunisia received 290,678 Algerian visitors in September 2026, compared with 485,201 a year earlier, a 40.1% decline. The fall reached 32.9% in August and brought the decrease over the first nine months to 6.8%, according to figures from the Tunisian National Tourist Office reported by the Tunisian press.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Algérie 360 ·
Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Jaouadi won the 800-metre freestyle in 7 min 33.79 sec, then the 1,500 metres at the UVA Pro Elite SCM Worlds Prep Meet, held on 15 and 16 October in Charlottesville, United States. He finished ahead of Olympic champion Bobby Finke in the 1,500 metres, according to Businessnews.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Businessnews ·
Morocco qualified for the 2026 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations by beating Libya in the second leg of the final qualifying round on 18 October in Maâmora. The Moroccans had also won the first leg 4-2 in Benghazi; the finals will be held in Senegal from 28 November to 6 December 2026, according to Beninwebtv.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Beninwebtv ·
The Kharjet El Alam event brought together Tunisian Scouts, the Red Crescent and associations in Tunis to celebrate the 199th anniversary of the national flag. The parade ended with a solemn flag-raising near the statue of Ibn Khaldoun, according to Zine El Abidine Belhareth, quoted by the TAP news agency.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Lapresse ·
Storms and hail forecast in several Tunisian regionsRain, at times stormy and locally heavy and accompanied by hail, is forecast in several regions of Tunisia on Sunday night into Monday. Rainfall is expected to reach eastern areas of the north and centre late in the night, while strong winds are forecast near the northern coasts and in the Gulf of Gabès, according to La Presse.
CAF Champions League: Swehly beat Espérance 1-0 in MisrataSwehly SC beat Espérance Sportive de Tunis 1-0 in Misrata, thanks to a penalty converted by Ayoub Ayed in the 63rd minute. The Libyan club will defend its lead in the second leg, scheduled for 24 October in Radès, according to Africatopsports.The week in Africa
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