Journée des Forces armées : Célébration reportée au 19 novembre en raison des JOJ Dakar 2026
The day dedicated to the Senegalese Armed Forces will finally be celebrated on Thursday, November 19, 2026, simultaneously throughout the entire national territory. This edition is themed: "Armed Forces, vectors of sub-regional integration and collective security."
This celebration, traditionally held on November 10, has been postponed to November 19 due to the holding of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), according to Captain Ibrahima Sow, Director of Information and Public Relations for the Armed Forces.
In Dakar, the ceremony will be held in the Dial Diop district, starting at 8:30 a.m., under the chairmanship of His Excellency Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, President of the Republic, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
It will be marked by a military parade, the naming of the classes of the Military Health School (EMS) and the National School for Active Duty Officers (ENOA), the decoration of soldiers wounded in operations and the presentation of prizes to the winners of the 2nd edition of the special prize of the President of the Republic for technological and industrial innovation with a military and paramilitary purpose.
This day will also be marked by a graduation ceremony for the wards of the nation and a demonstration parachute jump over the waters off the coast of Camp Dial Diop. In the regions, the event will also be celebrated in the military zones, under the responsibility of the zone commanders.
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