US EditionSenegalese university students say death of protester dashes hope for change
The death of Abdoulaye Ba highlights police brutality allegations amid protests by 80,000 students over months-long unpaid stipends, prompting campus closure and evacuation.
- On Tuesday, authorities closed Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, after Abdoulaye Ba, second-year medical student, died from head injuries amid protests over unpaid stipends.
- Students depend on government stipends averaging about 40,000 CFA francs , and missed payments like Khadija Ndiaye’s three-month delay have fueled protests, with about 75% of the population under 35.
- A Monday-night video captured flames at a four-story student housing building as burned cars and broken barricades littered university grounds, while Amnesty International Senegal said police used disproportionate force and several students alleged Ba was severely beaten.
- Images show students evacuating the campus on Tuesday as student housing closures forced many to leave Dakar, while Mouhamadou Bamba Cissé, Minister of the Interior, pledged an inquiry and offered condolences.
- The government's reform agenda has hit obstacles as the new government faces stalled International Monetary Fund talks and a 2025 government audit revealing larger-than-reported debt.
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The Senegalese government called the death on 9 February 2026 of a student at a major university in Dakar, which is causing mercilessness in the country, recognizing the "acts of violence" of the defence and security forces during their intervention on the social campus of l'Ucad. However, they justified this intervention by the radicalisation of the movement that was in progress there. A reaction that does not calm the anger of the Amicale of t…
The public prosecutor's office in Senegal has opened an investigation into the death of a student at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, following violence on campus that sparked widespread condemnation across the country. Justice Minister Yacine Fall described the death of Abdoulaye Ba, a dentistry student, as "an unjustifiable tragedy on a university campus," adding that judicial authorities have launched an investigation to determine the ci…
Following the tragic death of student Abdoulaye Ba at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD), the Senegalese government organized yesterday an explanation session in front of the press to present its new strategy for managing the university crisis. While the ministers present did not recognize any direct fault of the authorities, they insisted on the need to calm the tension and to restore a climate of dialogue within higher education institutions. …
Senegal orders university closure following student's death during protests
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