Author: Elizabeth Heyes

Class Dismissed: France Suspends Student Visas For Sahel Nations

Scholarships and visas awarded by France to students from the Sahel countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have been suspended this academic year. An email received by students from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research stated that their allocated funding was no longer available following the suspension

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Niger Expels French Ambassador As Relations With The West Deteriorate

Sylvian Itte, France’s Ambassador to Niger, was given 48 hours to leave the country by its foreign ministry earlier this week on Friday 25th August. The embassy in the capital Niamey was soon flocked by anti-French demonstrators demanding his departure. However, the Ambassador remains in Niamey despite the deadline having

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