| From Busrep.co.za: Africa's recent growth surge has come with the help of a commodity boom. But the surge in commodity prices is only part of the reason the continent's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 4.9 percent a year, between 2000 and 2008, more than twice its pace in the previous two decades.
According to a report, released last week by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), Africa's economic growth surge was "widespread across countries and sectors and its roots extend far beyond the global commodity boom"..............................................Full Article: Source
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