Hope is fueling, infectious, reviving, renewing and unbeatable. You cant buy or perform it. You can only be it vulnerabley
Its a discipline of unshakable belief in better and for better.
Only hope will win in a world of low trust democracies and leadersship.
Fight for HOPE
Alkebulan ✨
Una mujer entró al estadio sobre un caballo blanco, símbolo de nobleza en los antiguos reinos de Senegal. Se trata de la reina madre de la humanidad, que llega para recibir al mundo en #Dakar2026 🇸🇳
África 🌍
Un heraldo vestido con boubou negro, un traje de gala de África occidental, se presentó ante la corte de Alkebulan y convocó a 360 artistas que recrearon el mapa del continente africano.
#Dakar2026 🇸🇳 #YOG#JOJ
This is why being yourself matters.
Look at what Senegal has shown the world tonight. The music, the dancing, the traditional clothing, the storytelling, the creativity. Everything speaks to who we are as Africans.
These may be the Youth Olympic Games, rather than the Summer Olympics or the World Cup, but the beauty of this ceremony is extraordinary.
Senegal didn’t need to abandon its identity to impress the world. It celebrated that identity.
Sometimes we Africans forget how much beauty, talent and creativity we already have.
Congratulations, Senegal. You have made history, and you have made Africa proud. 🇸🇳🌍
#Dakar2026