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Kenyan students caught up in North, South Cyprus crossfire

CYPRUS: A standoff in Cyprus has derailed dreams of many Kenyan students pursuing and seeking to undertake higher education in the country.

The political squabble between breakaway state Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Cyprus has left education of the tens of Kenyan students in limbo, with many in dilemma whether to continue studying for their degrees in the former or quit after having paid thousands of shillings.

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