Crisis in Senegal: at the University of Ziguinchor, a strike against “a very serious situation” In Senegal, there is discontent in universities after the death of a student on February 9, 2024, during demonstrations against the postponement of the presidential election. Alpha Yero Tounkara died at Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis.
The Autonomous Union of Higher Education declared a 48-hour strike on February 12 and 13. At Assane-Seck University, in the south of the country, students have stopped their activities.