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At the JOJ Dakar 2026, the young Moroccan rider Ghali Bougja illustrates in the jump of obstacles, a discipline that requires precision, control and complicity with his mount. Discovering a Moroccan nugget that feeds great ambitions in riding.
Youth Olympics make history with first African Games in over 130 years, opened by Senegal’s president in Dakar. 136 Senegalese athletes are competing, supported by 6,000 local volunteers.
Follow for live coverage of the Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony from Dakar, Senegal.
Senegal makes history by becoming the first African country to host an Olympic event.
The 2026 Youth Olympic Games opened on Saturday in the Senegalese capital Dakar in the first-ever Olympics to be held on African soil. It comes as the continent seeks a bigger role in international sporting competitions.
Organisers say moving Dakar Rally, likely scheduled January 9-23, out of Saudi Arabia was 'exceptional and one-off'.
Senegal hosts the first Olympic event in Africa. A few days before the opening of the Olympic Games of the Youth Dakar 2026, a question arises: will the public be at the meeting? Report by Alexandrine Holognon.
A few hours from the official opening of the Youth Olympic Games (JOJ) Dakar 2026, Khady Niang, Director of Ceremonies in the Organising Committee, explains to BBC News Africa what this historic event represents for Senegal and Africa, which hosts the Olympic Games for the first time.
Arno Yafunga Botay fled DR Congo with his family in 2017 and will compete at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team.
Senegal is hosting Africa's first Youth Olympics, with 2,700 young athletes competing in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly. The Games bring pride and hope, but also questions over cost, rights and legacy.
Just a few days from the opening of the 2026 Olympic Youth Games in Senegal, the time has come to make the final adjustments. The capital Dakar has come to Olympic colours and is changing with the renovation of stadiums, roads, sanitation and lighting networks. The stakes lie in winning the first Olympic competition in history on the African continent.
Senegal hosts Africa's first Olympic event as the Dakar 2026 Youth Games bring together 2,700 athletes from around the world.
In Senegal, Sunday was marked by strong political tensions. At a press conference, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou accused Ousmane Sonko's Pastef of trying to block the country after the party's deputies rejected the amending finance law. A situation that could complicate the implementation of the budget for the remainder of 2026. Pastef soon replied. Elimane Ndao's correspondence from Dakar.
Organisers of January's off-road race say it will be relocated due to recent developments in the region.
As Senegal prepares to host the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the first Olympic event ever organised in Africa, the country is pulling out all the stops to be ready on time. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Sakho and Simon Martin report.
In Senegal, the heavy rains that hit the country on Sunday caused several deaths and extensive damage. In Dakar, several families are affected. The government said it had activated a disaster relief emergency plan.
Several large cities in Senegal suffered torrential rains on Sunday. This is the case with Kaolack, Matam and Dakar and its suburbs. People died in the floods, according to the Senegalese head of state. The balance sheet is still unclear. The government said it had activated an emergency plan and measures to assist the victims. Report of our correspondents in Dakar: Simon Martin and Elimane Ndao.
Following the heavy rains on the Senegalese capital on weekend, the Government, under the auspices of Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo, meeting in emergency this Monday at the Primature, announced the launching of the Regional Emergency Plan to stay on standby and support the victims of the floods in Dakar.
Sheikh Hamidou Kane died on Saturday night in Dakar at the age of 98. Eminent Senegalese writer and intellectual, Cheikh Hamdiou Kane through his work ''The Ambiguous Adventure'' has long marked generations in Africa and well beyond.
The Senegalese writer Sheikh Hamidou Kane died in Dakar at 98. Author of the famous book "The Ambiguous Adventure", published in 1961, he leaves a major work of African literature, translated into some forty languages.
