After facing its lowest economic growth in over 20 years, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) posted a slow recovery in 2017. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts a modest rise in the region’s GDP growth from 2.8% in 2017 to 3.4% this year.1FDI projects into Africa also rebounded from their lowest level in a decade. Last year, Africa registered 6.2% growth in inward investment projects compared with 2016.