(FILES) President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry delivers her speech during the unveiling ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics mascot at the Grand Theatre in Dakar, on October 31, 2025. The Youth Olympic Games (YOG), scheduled to take place in Senegal from October 31 to November 13, are still struggling to gain traction in public conversation, far removed from the immediate concerns of many Senegalese. Jobs, the cost of living and household income are among the main worries. With just one month to go before the opening of the first Olympic event ever held in Africa, priorities lie elsewhere for many residents interviewed by AFP in this crisis-hit country. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)