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Rector Mamadou Sidibé has called for work to be stepped up at Souleymane Niang University of Matam, which is expected to open in October. Contractor Dental BTP cited difficulties transporting materials.
Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis has concluded a civic camp focused on civic-mindedness and citizenship, attended by nearly 400 students. The institution is considering holding the initiative every year and extending it to other higher education institutions.
A 15-day holiday camp for students at Gaston Berger University ended on 31 August 2026. More than 400 participants took part in activities focused on civic responsibility and citizenship, in a setting described as marked by military discipline.
Aïssatou Doumbia, president of Kolda’s committee of women with disabilities, is calling on the NGO FAWE to provide scholarships to learners with disabilities in vocational training centres.
The Minister of Employment, Vocational and Technical Training, Idrissa Samb, presented the Daara-Atelier project to the General Khalife of Fayda Tidjania, Cheikh Mouhamadou Mahi Niass. The programme provides training in several trades for young talibés.
A conference held in Thiaroye as part of the IDEAS – THINKING AFRICA project opened a discussion on the continent’s futures. Lecturer-researcher Alioune Diaw notably called for inherited colonial patterns of thought to be questioned and for universities to move closer to the public.