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School Year Begins in Senegal Despite a Week of Flooding

After a week of flooding delayed the start, Senegalese students resumed classes on October 12. The education ministry emphasized the importance of not postponing further to preserve school time amid ongoing storm forecasts.


Thomas Rivière
Thomas Rivière
October 13, 2026  ·  1 min read
B-Empire Magazine
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In Senegal, students returned to school on Monday, October 12, following a week of flooding that had delayed the start of the school year.

The Ministry of Education stressed the need to avoid further postponements in order to preserve instructional time and the total number of school hours, even as the rainy season is not yet over and storms and showers are expected in the coming days.

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