 And nationals of West African countries are having a tough time meeting up with new resident permits in the Central African Republic, a number of them guarded at the Nigerian Embassy in Bangui on Monday to denounce the new fees for acquiring permits. They criticized the charges as exorbitant and discriminatory against West Africans. Central African Republic's parliament recently approved changes to the immigration law which prescribes 100,000 francs or 45,000 naira as fees for resident cards for citizens of the Ekoas block which is double the fee for nationals of Central African states.