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University students in The Gambia protest over poor campus conditions

Africanews27 October 2026, 09:40 UTCThe Gambia

Hundreds of students in Gambia's capital Banjul demonstrated on Monday against poor conditions at the nation's leading university. Echoing demands by students across Europe, the University of The Gambia's student union called for a mass mobilisation, but urged participants to remain peaceful.

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