The Nationwide Federation of Dad and mom’ and College students’ Associations of Senegal (FENAPES) has issued a solemn enchantment for dialogue in response to rising tensions in public universities. Repeated delays in scholarship funds, the first supply of earnings for college kids, at the moment are threatening the soundness of the college system.
The group is elevating the alarm a few disaster that’s weakening larger training establishments and urges stakeholders to “prioritize dialogue.” It’s instantly interesting to the Ministry of Increased Training, Analysis and Innovation to search out “a swift and optimistic decision to this example,” studies Le Soleil.
For Fenapes, the delay in scholarships has turn out to be insufferable, recalling that they represent “the principle supply of life for the scholar”.
Tensions are rising on a number of campuses throughout the nation.
– In Kaolack, college students at El Hadj Ibrahima Niass College have been demanding higher residing circumstances for 2 weeks.
– In Kaffrine, anger erupted on November 10 with demonstrations within the streets.
– In Dakar, college students at Cheikh Anta Diop College (UCAD) are staging a protest to demand fee of their scholarships.
– In Saint-Louis, college students blocked the nationwide highway for a similar causes, deplores Fenapes.
A Name for Accountability
Whereas recognizing the legitimacy of the calls for, Fenapes calls on college students to train moderation and a way of accountability.
Its president, Ibrahima High, insists: “Restraint and dialogue should prevail over confrontation. Dad and mom, authorities, and college students should work collectively to protect peace and stability inside the college atmosphere.”
Auteur: Sokhna Faty Issa SAMB
Publié le: Jeudi 27 Novembre 2025
