Accelerating Africa's Development - UNECA

African economic growth will accelerate in 2007, though reforms are needed to underpin "very fragile foundations," according to a report by the UN Economic Commission for Africa. It says the continent's economies will grow by 5.8% on average in 2007, up from 5.7% a year earlier. Better management and demand for commodities will boost expansion. However, to keep growing, Africa needs to diversify its economic output and spend on infrastructure, the UN warned. A number of factors pose risks to growth in Africa, including the spread of HIV/AIDS that threatens to incapacitate a large chunk of the workforce, the UN said in its report, called Accelerating Africa's Development through Diversification.