Sub-Saharan Africa

Education

Learning the Chinese way

Corruption

Looting the state coffers

DR Congo

In run-up to elections, chaos looms once again in DR Congo

Sudan

Sudan’s uncertain journey towards democracy

Chilli farming

A hot spice for a hot market

Ethnic strife

An elusive truth

Informal sector

Abidjan’s acute housing shortage

The Sahel

Moving from crisis to dynamism on Sahara’s southern edges

Homes

Informal real-estate business in West Africa