No tuition fee exemption for Darfuri students at Sennar University

The new Darfuri students at El Suki Faculty of Natural Resources of the University of Sennar complain about the Faculty’s administration’s refusal to exempt them from tuition fees. Saddam Ibrahim Abdallah, the chairperson of the Darfur Students Association at the University of Sennar told Radio Dabanga that the El Suki Faculty of Natural Resources has refused to register 21 new students from Darfur. Darfuri students, being displaced, are exempted from registration and tuition fees according to the Abuja and Doha peace agreements. “The other Sennar University faculties have registered new Darfur students after they paid the registration fees, though this registration is temporary until the matter is handled with the Ministry”. Abdallah explained that the Darfur students are unable to pay the tuition fees ranging between SDG400-500 ($70-87) and demanded the Darfur Regional Authority to urgently intervene and resolve the problem of the Darfuri students’ registration. File photo by Albert González Farran/Unamid Related: Babanusa students: ‘return of banned Darfuris or we quit’ (30 October 2013)