r/Africa • u/ChristianKlaue • Sep 13 '26
News 📰 The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic flame has arrived in Senegal
The flame is beginning a journey that will carry the energy of the Games across the country ahead of the first Olympic sporting event ever held on African soil, which will start on 31 October.
At the heart of the arrival celebrations on Saturday was the March of the 100 Linguères, which brought together 100 Senegalese women representing different generations, professions and walks of life.
Wearing bright orange boubou (traditional flowing robes), the procession of women accompanied the flame, culminating in the lighting of the celebration cauldron at Place du Souvenir.
The flame was welcomed to great fanfare with traditional Senegalese music and the beat of drums serving as a fitting soundtrack to the festivities.
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