Africa's migrant businessmen: in recent years, media headlines have portrayed refugee communities in Britain as work-shy and benefit cheats intent on exploiting the system at the expense of the indigenous population. But "99% of the time it's just not true. People want to work, they don't come to England because of the benefits system", and more are setting up their own business. Vic Motune reports.

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Africa's migrant businessmen: in recent years, media headlines have portrayed refugee communities in Britain as work-shy and benefit cheats intent on exploiting the system at the expense of the indigenous population. But "99% of the time it's just not true. People want to work, they don't come to England because of the benefits system", and more are setting up their own business. Vic Motune reports.

THE ROAD TO CREATING A THRIVING business is not an easy one. For Hassina Yassin it was tougher than most. After her husband was shot dead by government troops in Somalia in 1992, she was forced to flee the country with her four young children. She arrived in London with her young family penniless, still struggling to come to terms with the death of her husband. Like all refugees, Yassin was immediately confronted with different customs, weather and language. And as a re...

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