From the viewpoint of Africa as a single economic region, the continent is growing rapidly. Its natural resources, agriculture, and industry have the potential to support and strengthen its vulnerable populations—Africa has struggled with political instability, high levels of poverty, and Ebola outbreaks, but its economic growth remains robust. Sub-Saharan Africa, in fact, which contains the bulk of Africa’s population, enjoyed an average economic growth rate of 4.5 percent in 2014. This area includes nine of the world’s fifteen most rapidly expanding economies, creating an environment ripe for investment.