Negatively affected by zero growth in North Africa, Africa's economic growth fell sharply in 2011. But GDP growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa has exceeded the average level of global economy and maintained a good trend of economic recovery since 2010. Nonetheless, poverty and unemployment are still big challenges in Africa. The main threat to African economic growth and resurgence currently is the risk that global growth would decelerate further in future. Accordingly, African countries need to regulate economic structure and abate the damages that might be caused by external shocks. <<