Dozens of people took to the streets outside the French embassy in Yaoundé this week to protest new rules that require Cameroonian nationals to demonstrate the means to pay tuition fees in full before they can obtain a student visa for France. Protesters say the policy will make studying in France impossible for many people who already have places at French institutions for the coming academic year.
Dozens of students and parents attended the march on Tuesday, after the Cameroon branch of France's public agency for international students, Campus France, announced on 9 July that visa applicants must now provide proof of full payment of their tuition fees, or demonstrate that they possess the corresponding funds.
