02 Oct 2018 | 09:36 AM UTC

Niger: Nationwide professor strike ends September 28 /update 2

University professors end their month-long nationwide strike on September 28; classes resume October 1

TIMEFRAME expected from 10/2/2018, 12:00 AM until 10/4/2018, 11:59 PM (Africa/Niamey). COUNTRY/REGION Niger

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Event

On September 28, unions representing university professors ended their nationwide strike launched on September 3, following successful negotiations with the government. As such, classes in all eight Nigerien universities resumed on Monday, October 1.

Context

The strike was held to demand the payments of salary arrears as well as better working conditions; it disrupted the start of the academic year, initially scheduled for September 3.

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