Almost a third of countries in the region are growing at 6% and more, and African countries are now routinely among the fastest-growing countries in the world notes that poverty and inequality remain "unacceptably high and the pace of reduction unacceptably slow."
Takribani theluthi ya nchi zilizo kwenye eneo hilo zina uchumi unaokua kwa asilimia 6 na zaidi, na nchi za Afrika hivi sasa zimekuwa kati ya nchi zenye uchumi unaokua kwa kasi duniani inabainisha kuwa umasikini na hali ya kutokuwepo usawa vinabaki kuwa "juu isipokubalika wakati kasi ya kupungua pengo hilo ni dogo mno."