Boubacar Boris Diop criticizes Bassirou Diomaye Faye and denounces a “senseless humiliation”

After the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, writer Boubacar Boris Diop criticized Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in a post on X on November 6. He accused the president of putting his personal feelings ahead of Senegal’s dignity in front of foreign counterparts, calling the episode a “senseless humiliation.” Diop did not specify the circumstances behind his criticism, but praised the opening show and thanked the artists for briefly making him forget the controversy.