School students protest fee rise in Central Darfur

The secondary school students of Deleig in Central Darfur staged a demonstration on Monday protesting against the high tuition fees, announcing they would continue their strike and demonstration until the authorities reduce the tuition fees similar to other state schools. One of the students reported to Radio Dabanga that the administration of high school for boys and girls in Deleig has raised the school annual fees from SDG100 ($22.70) to SDG250 ($53), contrary to all schools in the state where the students pay an annual fee of SDG100. “The students demanded that the fees be reduced from SDG250 to SDG100, however the administration refused their demand which led the students go out in a demonstration protesting against the imposition of such tuition fees.” The student said that although the security forces used tear gas and fired bullets into the air to disperse the students, they announced they would “continue their demonstration and strike for three days until the authorities reduce the tuition fees similar to other state schools”. File photo: Darfuri schoolboys (by Albert González Farran/Unamid)