First for the extraordinary landscapes. Second because it happens to be in good company with a host of countries like Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana, Liberia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
What do all of these African countries have in common? Well, they all posted a growth rate of between 4.3% and 7.5% in 2009, a year of global turbulence. And they did that without you know whom.
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