Africa hosts its first Youth Olympic Games and they are set to open with fanfare in Senegal

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal is kicking off the Youth Olympic Games on Saturday, bringing an Olympic event to Africa for the first time as the continent seeks a bigger role in international sporting competitions . About 2,700 young athletes aged 14 to 17 will compete through Nov. 13 in the capital, Dakar, the nearby city of Diamniadio and the beach resort of Saly. Hundreds of dancers will join a spectacle celebrating Senegalese and African culture, in line with the Fames motto "Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates." "This is a first opportunity for Senegal and, by extension, for Africa, to discover…