00:00Senegal's largest university has suspended all students' associations after deadly protests over unpaid scholarships.
00:08Sheikh Antadiop University in Dakar has been shut down since a second-year medical student Zabdulaibar died during a police
00:16operation on campus.
00:18The exact circumstances of his death remain unclear.
00:21The academic council said it is deeply affected by the tragedy and was suspending student associations.
00:27As a precaution, the government has acknowledged police brutality but also defended the intervention, accusing students of trying to damage
00:35university infrastructure.
00:36Student groups are calling for the campus to remain closed until further notice, blaming Senegal's president and top officials for
00:44the violence.
00:45Years of delayed stipend and repeated strikes have already badly disrupted the university calendar, leaving some students without pay for
00:53months.
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