Will Smith surprises Guinea student who biked across Africa
Hollywood megastar you Smith has made a surprise call to a Guinean man who cycled across Africa to get to university. Last year, Mamadou Safayou Barry captured the headlines over his 4,000km (2,500 mile) trek. In a video call to Cairo, where Mr Barry is studying, Smith told him he was "deeply moved" by his efforts and gifted him a new bike and a laptop. He learnt about the epic trip from a BBC Instagram post last September. "I want the world to hear your story," the lead in numerous blockbusters said. On a short film uploaded to Smith's YouTube channel, the student appeared shocked to be talking to the Men in Black star. "This is Will Smith!" a smiling Mr Barry said. "A lot of your films I love." "I don't know how to thank you Wallahi [I swear]! I don't know how to thank you," he said later when he heard about the gifts. Smith's publicity team had contacted the BBC after the story of Mr Barry's odyssey had be