‘Survival of the fittest’: The struggle to get to university in The Gambia

At the University of The Gambia, student Muhammed Lamin Jallow travels about 40 km to the Faraba Banta campus and relies on university buses where seats are scarce. Hundreds of students protested on Monday over transport problems, poor campus facilities and student welfare. Lectures resumed after the government promised improvements, but students are also demanding the resignations of Vice Chancellor Herbert Robinson and the director of student affairs. The Students’ Union says the problems affect more than 12,000 students.