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David told AFP he would like to emigrate but can't afford it.

They are part of a growing number of Central Asians shunning the traditional option of emigrating to Russia in favour of the West.

Daniel Peretz, who emigrated from South Africa to Israel when he was 13 and lived in the central town of Yad Binyamin, was a captain in the IDF's 7th Armoured Brigade.

His family had emigrated from Argentina years ago, according to Israeli media.

With more than 40 percent of Cameroonians living below the poverty line, over half the central African country's young people dream of emigrating -- and businesses helping them leave are thriving.