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A student’s death in Senegal shines light on a simmering debt crisis

More than 100 students were arrested during the raid amid protests over reduced financial aid linked to Senegal’s debt rising to 132% of GDP, IMF data shows.

Summary by WTVB
By Portia Crowe DAKAR, Feb 24 – Amadou Bilo Diallo was hiding in his student dormitory with five roommates and a handful of friends when Senegalese police stormed in and began beating them with batons and shields. The 23-year-old journalism student said he was lucky to walk away with wounds to his head and feet. Others say they were hospitalised after being beaten or jumping from the upper floors of Diallo’s building to escape ​a fire that broke…

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WTVB broke the news in on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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