Ministry scraps fee exemption for Darfur students

Sudan’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has issued a circular cancelling the decision to exempt Darfur students at universities and higher learning institutions from payment of tuition fees, reports Radio Tamazuj.

Free enrolment of students from Darfur was enshrined in the Abuja and Doha peace agreements on Darfur, but the provision was later enforced in a deal between the Darfur Regional Authority and the ministry.

Police forces were deployed near several universities across the capital Khartoum to deal with any reaction from the students after dozens of students at the Omdurman Islamic University had staged a sit-in over the matter. Meanwhile, dozens of Darfur students at Shambat campus of the University of Khartoum are still protesting after the university management recently refused to register them.
Full report on the Radio Tamazuj site