The Itinerant Entrepreneur
FRANCK LEYA’S FIRST TRAVEL EXPERIENCE BEGAN in the late 1990s as a refugee who had to flee the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) out of fear that his father, a political journalist, would be executed.
“My passion for travel pretty much started as an immigrant. After my dad was charged with treason, we began migrating to African countries depending on the diplomatic relationships the countries had,” says Leya to FORBES AFRICA.
A Congolese born in Tanzania, Leya had to travel by bus and foot over the years, having lived in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Angola, before reaching his final stop:
