The continent has a greater share of its people mired in poverty than any other, and it hosts the world's greatest humanitarian crises it may come as a surprise to many that much of Africa is doing well, in so recording healthier economic expansion than nations in the industrialized world. The International Monetary Fund estimates that Africa will post economic growth of 6.5% this year, although the world credit crisis could triple 5%.
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6 October 2008