The government of Senegal announced Tuesday that a student had died as a result of altercations between students and police at a university in the west African nation over unpaid stipends.

According to the statement, the disturbance started on Monday at the Sheikh Anta Diop University in the capital, Dakar.

According to the government spokesperson, Abdoulaye Ba, a second-year medical student, passed away as a result.
Throughout the past few months, there have been intermittent protests at a number of Senegalese colleges as students demand payment of their stipends.