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A student has cycled 4 000 km (2 500 miles) across West Africa, enduring arrests and blazing heat, for a spot at his dream university. Mamadou Safayou Barry set off from Guinea for Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar in May, hoping he would be accepted. The 25-year-old cycled for four months through countries wracked by Islamist militants and coups. He told the British Broadcasting Corporation he was "very, very" happy to have …
A student has cycled 4,000km (2,500 miles) across West Africa, enduring arrests and blazing heat, for a spot at his dream university. Mamadou Safayou Barry set off from Guinea for Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar in May, hoping he would be accepted. The 25-year-old cycled for four months through countries wracked by Islamist militants and coups. He […]
A 25-year-old student named Mamadou Safayou Barry was offered received a full scholarship after cycling 4,000km across West Africa to follow his education dream.
The 25-year-old travelled for four months from Guinea to reach top university Al-Azhar in Egypt.