The government of the west African nation of Senegal announced on Tuesday that a student had died as a result of altercations that broke out between students and police at a university over stipend payment delays.
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The Sheikh Anta Diop University in the capital city of Dakar said in a statement that the disturbances started on Monday.
According to the government spokeswoman, Abdoulaye Ba, a second-year medical student, passed away as a result.
Over the past few months, there have been intermittent protests at a number of Senegalese colleges as students demand payment of their stipends.
