Guinean cycles across six countries for spot at Egypt's Al-Azhar University
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 told the BBC he was "very, very" happy to have been given a scholarship when he finally reached Cairo./ The married father of one said although he could not afford the Islamic Studies course at ...
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