(CNN) -- 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. China's booming economy has been luring an increasing number of Africans to its shores in recent years, most of them eager to export goods from the world's second-largest economy back into their continent. "I found out there are a lot of opportunities of doing business," says Nigerian shop owner CJ Cajetan, who moved to Guangzhou two years ago as a student but decided to stay in China and try his luck as a clothes seller.
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Growing numbers of Africans are seeking economic opportunities in China
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Many are keen to export goods from world's second-largest economy back into Africa
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Beijing is sponsoring programs at its universities to encourage Africans to study in China
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Despite opportunities there are still many challenges for Africans doing business in China
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