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The article offers an overview on the economic condition in Africa as of September 16 to October 15, 2014. Noted is that the economic growth in the Sub-Saharan region has remained strong and had accelerated to 5.8% but is threatened by the consequence if the Ebola outbreak could spread in the western area. Described is that the economic atmosphere in South Africa had been lacklustre due to low business confidence, tight electrical supply and affected by protracted strikes.

The October 16-November 15, 2010, volume 47, number 10 issue of the journal "Africa Research Bulletin" is presented. It provides information on the economic, financial, and political conditions in Africa with updates on developments and projects. It discusses the public and private sector improvements, the economic policies and practices, and the economic structure across various industries.

The article reports on the growing economic rates in Africa over the past 10 years, as of November 2007. According to the World Bank, economic growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have started to catch up with the rest of the developing world. The report, Africa Development Indicator 2007, concluded that growth in the decade from 1995 differed strikingly with the collapses of the years between 1975 and 1985, and the stagnations of the next 10 years. It states that for the first time in three decades African economies are growing with rest of the world with an average growth of 5.4% in 2005 and 2006.