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From untrustworthy agents to high school fees, we explore how African students find themselves in a dilemma. Go back to their home countries? Or take low paying jobs to survive?
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00:00Yeah, there is complete exploitation.
00:02You feel that there's exploitation?
00:03Exploitation. Exploitation.
00:05We are in the heart of Lefkosia, in the ancient city in northern Cyprus.
00:10This Mediterranean island offers not just history, but also international education.
00:16And there's a reason why each year, several thousand African students show up on this island, looking for an international
00:23degree.
00:23In the early 2000s, university programs started to attract international students with low tuition fees and affordable accommodation.
00:32Around 20 universities in the small de facto territory are wooing potential graduates.
00:38But the reality is…
00:40It's kind of difficult currently.
00:41I have almost 10 students who are just stopping partially with friends,
00:47because they came and then the accommodation, some of them, what the agent told them, the price and other stuff,
00:54it has escalated.
00:55I had a store.
00:55I also managed to install a SEO.
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