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University students in The Gambia protest against poor conditions

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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00:00Students in Gambia's capital, Banjul, demonstrated on Monday against poor conditions at the nation's leading university.
00:07The student union at the University of the Gambia called for a mass mobilisation, but urged participants to remain peaceful.
00:16Tell the world, this is what's going on. Our workplace is not negotiable. We are demanding, we are not negotiating.
00:22The world should know that the university students are demanding, we are not negotiating.
00:24Students say that poor transport options mean they can't attend lectures.
00:31Others complained about a lack of laboratories and facilities.
00:36Basics like food, water and internet access are also a problem.
00:42The petition concerns the food, portable water, internet and transport conditions at the Farabaw campus.
01:05The government has called for constructive dialogue and announced several measures in response to the students' demands.
01:13The protests come weeks after nationwide demonstrations over persistent power cuts.
01:19The
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