African Entrepeneurs

Smartplanet has an article about Africa's growing economic clout:

The Economist, in fact, just published information, culled from the International Monetary Fund, that shows that six out of 10 of the world’s fastest-growing economies in 2001-2010 were in Africa, and seven out of 10 will be in Africa in the in 2011-2015 timeframe.

As categorized by The Economist,The fastest growing economies over the next four years will be

1. China (9.5%)
2. India (8.2%)
3. Ethiopia (8.1%)
4. Mozambique (7.7%)
5. Tanzania (7.2%)
6. Vietnam (7.2%)
7. Congo (7%)
8. Ghana (7%)
9. Zambia (6.9%)
10. Nigeria (6.8%)

Source: The Economist

of course, the bad news: If you start low, it's easier to grow your economy statistically...it's playing with numbers. You need to compare the actual size of the economy to get real information.