South Africa ranked as the friendliest country globally ... For those willing to navigate this paradox, Johannesburg offers not just a place to live but a city to love. As the saying goes ...

Africa is surrounded by Europe to the north ... Eden: My name is Eden. I live with my two brothers, and my mother and father, in Addis Ababa. Rose: My name is Rose, and I am eight.

For Africa to live its Africa Rising moment riding on its resources, including young and buoyant population and natural resources, it must be part of the shifting economic power balance.

and chart the expansion of trade between Africa and other continents. Hear what it was like to live under colonialism, follow the struggle against it, and celebrate the achievement of independence.