How one of Africa's richest men is trying to stem the migrant crisis Story highlights Africa's youth perish in dangerous journeys to Europe through the Sahara and the Mediterranean Econet CEO Strive Masiyiwa is responding to this crisis by mentoring young people across Africa Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)He is arguably one of the most successful businessmen in Africa and Strive Masiyiwa has an urgent message for young Africans: "You don't have to cross the Sahara. We can create solutions." It's a timely message. Many of Africa's youth are perishing, risking their lives in perilous journeys across the Sahara desert on their way to Europe. Some get stranded and die of thirst in the desert. Others fall into the hands of kidnappers who sell them into slavery in Libya, as a recent CNN investigation discovered. Twenty-six young girls, thought to be from Nigeria, recently died on a perilous crossing to Italy. According to Oxfam International , 80,000 t...
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