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."
Karibu asilimia 33 ya nchi za eneo hilo zinakua kwa asilimia 6 na zaidi, na nchi za Afrika sasa zinakua kwa ukawaida miongoni mwa nchi zinazoendelea kwa kasi zaidi duniani zinaandika kwamba umaskini na ukosefu wa usawa unaendelea "bila kukubalika na mwendo wa kupunguzwa bila kukubaliwa."