Senegal University Closed in Aftermath of Clashes

The government of Senegal has ordered closure of the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar in the aftermath of a deadly violence after clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, left nine people dead. The Senegalese authorities also issued a blanket ban on the use of several social media platforms, the Associated Press reports Friday. “When I came to the university I saw the damage and I learned that people were leaving with their luggage. I came to pick up my baggage. It’s not at all the country we wanted to see,” said 22-year old student Khadim Faye.