As African economies grow, so do opportunities for entrepreneurship. And, increasingly, African entrepreneurs are studying business degrees abroad, picking up the skills and the network necessary for success, then returning home to make a difference.

“People are heading, more or less, straight back. We’re definitely seeing groups of students who want to make a difference straight away, and social impact has come very much to the forefront.” says David Simpson, admissions director at London Business School, where 5% of full-time MBAs are African.

Oluwasoga Oni co-founded MDaaS, which brings refurbished medical equipment from the US to hospitals in Nigeria, during engineering and business master courses at MIT. “I wanted to do more for the country that gave me so much,” he explains. “My father owned a small hospital in Nigeria, and I saw how he struggled with managing and acquiring equipment.”

The ambitious entrepreneur launched MDaaS in January 2016. Now, he’s working with five hospitals in Nigeria “We want to make medical equipment more affordable, more available and more accessible in African countries.”

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