The first Youth Olympic Games held on the African continent, the Dakar 2026 YOG, concluded on November 13th with a record praised by leaders of the Olympic movement. Beyond the organizational success and popular enthusiasm, Senegal and its partners now face a major challenge: transforming this historic first into an engine of sporting, economic, and…
Kenya’s all-women coaching staff turned a squad full of wingers into a team that could come from behind to win Olympic gold. As Madagascar’s players balanced school and training to earn a historic bronze, both teams showed what it took to reach the rugby sevens podium. Before heading to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games,…
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 cohort of the Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO), a United Nations-backed initiative. The program is jointly run by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the G20 Global Land Initiative, operating under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). It supports young green entrepreneurs developing businesses focused on environmental…
TCL Donates Ultra-Low-Power Display System to the Youth Olympic Village, Bringing Advanced Display Technology to Everyday Use (Photo: AETOSWire) TCL, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, donated an ultra-low-power display system powered by solar energy to Université Amadou Mahtar Mbow (UAM) in Senegal. Delivering outdoor brightness at roughly half the power consumption of comparable displays,…
South Africa ranks 13th out of 56 Commonwealth countries on the new AI readiness benchmark. (Image source: iStock) While South Africa is a bit behind in artificial intelligence (AI) policy formulation, the country leads in youth AI readiness among its Commonwealth peers. This, as the Southern African nation has prioritised AI training partnerships to help prepare…
Digify Africa unveils Didi Mobile Academy, a mobile-based learning platform that uses WhatsApp. Digify Africa has launched the Didi Mobile Academy, a WhatsApp-based learning platform aimed at equipping young people with digital skills and bridging the gap between technology access, skills development and employment opportunities. Designed for South Africans aged 18 to 35, the platform…
Dakar — African women’s rugby made its mark at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. At the Iba Mar Diop complex, Kenya secured gold after a spectacular final against Australia, while Madagascar took bronze. For Senegal, the host country, this first international experience opens new avenues for the development of the sport among young girls….
The Youth Olympic Games opened with a spectacular ceremony in Senegal on Saturday, marking the first Olympic event in Africa as the continent seeks a bigger role in international sports competitions. “I declare open the fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar,” announced Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye at the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium near the…
As Senegal opens the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, today, Saturday, International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has spoken of her pride as an African and the historical significance of the Games – the first to be held in Africa. “It is time for Africa. It’s time for Senegal. It’s been a long time,” said Coventry,…
Ntsiki Woco, chief human resources officer at MetroFibre. A group of 17 young South Africans, almost all of whom live with disabilities, have graduated from MetroFibre’s annual unemployed youth development initiative with an NQF Level 3 qualification in contact centre and business process outsourcing (BPO) support. The initiative focuses on developing skills in ICT-related disciplines,…
