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# dakar

Posts in this archive: 2

- [Dakar puts culture at the heart of Africa's first Olympic Games](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/dakar-puts-culture-at-the-heart-of-africas-first-olympic-games.md) — Dakar will host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games (31 October–13 November), the first Olympic event ever to be awarded to the African continent. Building on its reputation as one of Africa's leading cultural centres, the City wanted the Games to be more than a sporting event — an opportunity to weave artistic, educational and sporting life together and to leave a lasting cultural legacy for residents, particularly young people.
- [Dakar, Johannesburg and Nairobi join World Cities Culture Forum](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/dakar-johannesburg-and-nairobi-join-world-cities-culture-forum.md) — With support from UNESCO's International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD), World Cities Culture Forum will work with city governments in Dakar, Johannesburg and Nairobi to strengthen data-driven policymaking for culture and the creative industries in the region. World Cities Culture Forum is the only international NGO to receive a grant in the 2026 UNESCO IFCD round, and the only selected project working across several countries.