Khadija Dème, “Adja nationale,” named new ambassador for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Flame

Khadija Dème, known as “Adja nationale,” has been chosen to carry the Youth Olympic Flame for Dakar 2026. Trained in journalism at ISSIC, she entered acting after a 2018 advertising audition led to a role in the series Adja; she later appeared in Golden, Karma and Key & Za. Her portrayal of Keïsha in Key & Za earned her a nomination at the 2025 Sotigui Awards, where she placed second in the public vote. A former journalist at Dakar Life, La Tribune and Le Nouvel Hebdo, she also works in audiovisual production and entrepreneurship through Snix Media and SenSeDis, and supports social and cultural causes.