West Africa expanded by 5.6 per cent in 2009, replacing East Africa as the fastest growing subregion. West Africa was followed by East Africa (4.3 per cent), North Africa (3.6 per cent), Central Africa (1.8 per cent) and Southern Africa (-1.1 per cent) (figure 2).
En 2009, la région qui a enregistré la croissance la plus rapide est l &apos; Afrique de l &apos; Ouest (5,6%), qui a supplanté l &apos; Afrique de l &apos; Est (4,3%) laquelle devance l &apos; Afrique du Nord (3,6%), l &apos; Afrique centrale (1,8%) et l &apos; Afrique australe (- 1,1%) (figure 2).