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Cote d'Ivoire police disperse protesting students

Xinhua, May 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

Cote d'Ivoire police on Thursday used tear gas to disperse students of Felix Houphouet Boigny University who were protesting near their campus in the capital, Abidjan.

The students were protesting to demand better living and studying conditions, while also denouncing the expected acquisition of the university's halls of residence to host participants of the Francophonie Games that will be organized by Cote d'Ivoire in 2017.

Confrontation between the police who were using tear gas and students from the country's main public university, lasted for several hours.

After the confrontation, protesting students retreated to their halls of residence under police surveillance.

In mid-April, students protested and paralysed learning for about a week. They were protesting against a decision to vacate from their halls of residence. Endit