In 1990, after another students strike, Sylla was expelled from UCAD. He then shifted to France, to continue his studies there. At the University of Grenoble he founded the Youth for Change (JPA) in 1991.
Sylla left UCAD in 1990 following a second student uprising, and subsequently moved to France to continue his education. He then founded the Youth for Change (JPA) at the University of Grenoble in 1991.