Strange but true.

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"Much has been written about the

rise of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) and the shift in economic power eastward as Asia outruns the rest of the world. But the surprising success story of the past decade lies elsewhere.

An analysis by The Economist finds that over the ten years to 2010, no fewer than six of the world's ten fastest-growing economies were in sub-Saharan Africa.

The only BRIC country to make the top ten was China, in...