Growth is projected to increase from 2.7 per cent in 2017 to 3.1 per cent in 2018 (IMF data). (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)
The US$2 trillion-plus sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) economy, home to a growing urban middle-class population and vast untapped markets continues to strengthen from low point in 2016, thanks to domestic policy adjustments and improved global economic activity