Notwithstanding the relatively impressive rates of economic growth in Africa over the past ten years or so, poverty and inequality, however measured, has remained stubbornly high. Economic growth is expected to remain positive and robust in most parts of Africa. The African Development Bank (AfDB, 2014a), in the 2014 Africa Economic Outlook Report, cited the 2013 GDP for Sub-Saharan Africa at five percent. The report further projected Africa’s GDP for 2014 at 5.8 percent. In light of this positive economic boom, Muchena (2012: 23) notes that this has translated into a ‘rising middle class, a rapidly urbanising population, strong investments in infrastructure, education, health and a strong penetration of ICTs [information and communication technologies].’ Read more