By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Young fencers from DR Congo are seeking to qualify and improve ahead of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The sport receives little media coverage in the country but is attracting new participants, according to France 24 Afrique.
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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.
1 NovPaul Kagame attends opening of Youth Olympic Games in Dakar
1 NovBassirou Diomaye Faye opens Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics in Senegal
1 NovCoventry praises Senegal’s youth at YOG openingMorocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports, Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid, represented King Mohammed VI at the opening of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. Morocco has entered 39 athletes in 17 sports, in a competition bringing together about 2,700 young athletes from 153 countries, according to MAP.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: MAP ·
Rwandan President Paul Kagame attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar on 31 October alongside Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and other leaders. The competition, held until 13 November in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly, brings together about 2,700 young athletes across 25 sports, according to The New Times.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: The New Times (Rwanda) ·
At the opening of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) on 31 October, International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry praised the role of Senegal’s young people and the welcome extended to delegations. She described the Games as a space for cultural exchange and encounters between young athletes, according to remarks reported by Wiwsport.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Africa Top Sports ·
Ousmane Sonko welcomed the delegations, athletes and officials taking part in the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The National Assembly president also praised the International Olympic Committee and the organisers, according to SeneNews.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: SeneNews ·
AFDC-A women condemn use of weapons in DR CongoThe Women’s League of the Alliance of Democratic Forces of Congo and Allies condemned the use of weapons at a meeting with André Mbata, a leader of the Sacred Union of the Nation, in Kinshasa. On 30 October, its president Claudine Ndusi M’Kembe called for democratic and social channels to be prioritised to pacify the country, according to Beto.
CAN 2027: Claude Le Roy calls up 25 Congo playersCongo coach Claude Le Roy has named 25 players for the two matches against Comoros in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The first leg is scheduled for 13 November at Malouzini Stadium in Comoros, followed by the return on 17 November in Brazzaville, according to the Congolese News Agency.The week in Africa
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