BURKINA FASO HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTRY CHIEF SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL FINANCE STUDENTS STUDYING OUTSIDE FRANCE
September 27th, 2023
Students in Burkina Faso and Niger blocked from attending courses in France through that country’s withdrawal of visa facilities are being urged to consider alternative higher education options for the upcoming academic year.
With the French government standing firm over its closure of consular services in these countries, and neighbouring Mali, all run by military governments having poor relations with Paris, their students are running out of time to take-up places in France universities.
The chief official of Burkina Faso’s ministry of higher education ...
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