STORY: Footage from Monday (February 9) showed people falling out of the windows of a burning university building in Dakar as protests grow over unpaid financial aid at Senegal's top university in the city.

The buildings, car park and utility poles seen in the video matched file and satellite imagery of the area. The date when the video was recorded was verified by multiple corroborating videos of the fire.

A government statement said that protests took place at the campus where the burning building seen in the video is located.

The government said late on Monday that a student died during the protests, as weeks of unrest over delayed stipends escalated into clashes with security forces.

The protests reflect mounting pressure from Senegal's worsening public finances. The administration that took office in April 2024 is grappling with a $13 billion budget hole, one of Africa's most severe hidden debt crises, and growing public dissatisfaction as bills go unpaid.

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Video shared on social media shows people falling from the window of a university building in Dakar as a fire burns.

VIDEO SHOWS: PEOPLE FALLING OUT OF WINDOW OF BURNING BUILDING AT CHEIKH ANTA DIOP UNIVERSITY

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Buildings, car park and utility poles matched file and satellite imagery

Date verified by multiple corroborating videos posted on Monday (February 9)

A government statement on Monday (February 9) said protests took place at the campus where the burning building is located

SHOWS: DAKAR, SENEGAL (FEBRUARY 9, 2026) (SOCIAL MEDIA - No resales / No archives / News use only)

1. FIRE BURNING FROM WINDOW OF UNIVERSITY BUILDING, PEOPLE AT THE TOP OF BUILDING, PEOPLE CLIMBING OUT OF BUILDING’S WINDOWS