See also 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in 2004 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018.
The continent benefited economically from continued exceptionally high average growth rates. These reflected and were a partial result of the growing interest in its natural resources and in particular the energy sector as well as othe…