Around 71,000 migrants made it to Europe by sea just five months into 2017, a UN Migration Agency report said. <\/p>\n
The migrants all have one thing in common: they search for greener pastures elsewhere when home holds no hope.<\/p>\n
Masiyiwa, the founder and CEO of Econet Wireless, a pan-African telecoms company, is putting his money where his mouth is by traveling across the continent in a series of townhalls where he directly connects and engages with young people. <\/p>\n
At one townhall held in Lagos, Nigeria in September, Masiyiwa was so taken with one young entrepreneur's business idea that he donated $100,000.<\/p>\n
\"I believe sharing ideas with each other is so important to the future of the African continent,\" Masiyiwa -- who is worth an estimated $280m -- says. <\/p>\n
By teaching young Africans to be self-reliant and proactive, the telecoms tycoon is encouraging them to stay in their countries and contribute to the development of the continent.<\/p>\n
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