Students in Cameroon protest new financial requirements for French visas

This week, students gathered outside the French embassy in Yaoundé to protest new financial requirements for student visas, RFI reports. France now demands that Cameroonian applicants demonstrate they can cover their full tuition costs upfront—a barrier critics say will block many from studying at universities where they've already been accepted. The policy tightens financial hurdles just as the academic year approaches.

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