UCAD: Failure of Ousmane Sonko’s mediation, students step up their actions

The Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar UCAD faces continued tension as student associations maintain their directive to suspend educational activities and implement Days without Tickets JST in university restaurants. This decision follows two exchanges with Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, which failed to convince student representatives to end their movement. While some demands regarding scholarships, administrative delays, and support for Master 2 students and repeaters were met, the immediate recall of Master 1 students was refused. The government proposed a staggered payment over the academic year 2026-2027, a solution the Collective deemed insufficient. The discussions also highlighted issues such as the absence of some students in the scholarship department’s database due to registration problems. Despite the Prime Minister's mediation efforts, students state their essential concerns remain unanswered.