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Africa will have some of the world’s fastest-growing economies in 2019—and a looming debt crisis

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Africa's booming economy. Photo by: J. Tabas

Africa will have some of the world’s fastest-growing economies in 2019— Congratulations to Tanzania for joining the top 10 replacing Guinea.

Why does this matter: The region is expected to have overall economic growth of 3.8%, on par with the global forecast of 3.7%.

Congratulations to both Ethiopia & Rwanda for remarkable success.

The region’s growth numbers will be led by Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tanzania, Benin, Kenya, Uganda, and Burkina Faso