The authorities in Senegal have started to gradually reopen the country's eight universities for in-person learning after they were closed for more than five months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Reopening will depend on the capacities of respective institutions to comply with Covid- 19 safety protocols.

Online courses will continue for students still waiting to be recalled.

At Cheikh Anta Diop University in the capital Dakar - the largest in the country with more than 71,000 students - departments will reopen depending on their capacities to enforce safety measures.

Most undergraduate students are expected to resume learning there this week.

Senegal has more than 190,000 students in institutions of higher education, 65% of whom are in public universities.

The country continues to register about 100 new Covid-19 cases daily.