China has stepped up its engagement with Africa in recent years, scouring the resource-rich continent in its bid to access natural resources and forge new trade routes. But the Asian powerhouse is also emerging as an attractive business destination for Africans.

There’s a simmering battle that pits India’s billion-dollar meat industry and growing underground beef trade against Hindu traditionalists keen on preserving the holy status of cows.

Thousands of migrant workers returned home to Chad after they lost their jobs in Libya following the revolution, putting pressure on the Chad economy. CNN’s David McKenzie examines the lasting effects of the Arab Spring.

Students asked to fork out thousands of Kenyan shillings for a bursary; drivers pushed to pay police officers for traffic offences; people asked to shell out large sums to speed up the process of getting a new passport or making a land transfer.