Students from Alioune Diop University have confronted with police officers in Bambey on Aug 5, 2021. Students organized a protest and planned to clog the N3 Highway, to raise light to conditions at the university, including lodging and food. Security officers reportedly fired tear gas and have contained the protesters inside the university building. As of late morning, the status of the N3 route is unclear.
Bambey is located 105 km (65 miles) east of Dakar.
Government officials as well as Alioune Diop University officials are on high alert. You should expect heightened security is likely to persist in the vicinity of the protest through Aug. 5. The protest action and security force response could result in ground travel and business operation disruptions. Further clashes between demonstrators and police are possible if protesters engage in acts of public violence, are overly disruptive or if they ignore police orders to disperse. There is an incidental threat to bystanders should any violence occur.
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